a fool's errand

an attempt to do something that has no chance of success Billions of dollars have been spent on long-range weather forecasting, but it's a fool's errand.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Anahit	-	Armenian, Armenian Mythology
Cili	-	Hungarian
Francka	-	Slovene
Rossi	[rəu'si:]
Ailpein	-	Scottish
Nance	[næns]