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
Candidus	-	Late Roman
Gerda (1)	GER-dah (German), KHER-dah (Dutch)	German, Dutch
Ruaraidh	-	Scottish
Cindra	SIN-drə	English (Rare)
Felicie	fe-LEE-tsee-ə	German
Natalie	['nætəli]