fool's errand

A task that has little to no chance of being successful or beneficial. Giving the baby a bath before he eats spaghetti is a fool's errand.

A fruitless mission or undertaking, as in Asking the bank for yet another loan was clearly a fool's errand. [c. 1700]

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Radoslav	rah-dah-SLAHF (Russian)	Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Medieval Slavic
Kristiane	kris-tee-AH-nə	German
Arden	AHR-dən	English
Clara	KLAH-rah (Italian, German, Spanish), KLER-ə (English), KLAR-ə (English)	Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, English, Swedish, Danish, Late Roman
Orr	[ɔ:]
Hamilton	HAM-il-tən	English