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
Georg	GE-awrk (German), YE-ory (Swedish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Estonian
Issachar	IS-ə-kahr (English)	Biblical
Mare	MAH-re (Croatian)	Estonian, Slovene, Macedonian, Croatian
Tarah	TAHR-ə, TER-ə, TAR-ə	English (Modern)
Philomena	fil-ə-MEEN-ə (English)	English, German, Late Greek
Roosevelt	ROZ-ə-velt	English