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
Kasimira	kah-zee-MEE-rah	German (Archaic)
Lolicia	-	English (Rare)
Wystan	-	English (Rare)
Krystyna	kris-TI-nah	Polish
Jove	JOV (English)	Roman Mythology (Anglicized)
Adelle	ə-DEL	English