lead on a merry chase

lead someone on a merry chase

Fig. to lead someone in a purposeless pursuit. What a waste of time. You really led me on a merry chase. Jane led Bill on a merry chase trying to find an antique lamp.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Danel	-	Basque
Watts	[wɔts]
Deena	DEEN-ə	English
Hippocrates	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Midori	mee-do-ṙee	Japanese
Pavel	PAH-vyel (Russian), PAH-veel (Russian)	Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Macedonian