on a fool's errand

*on a fool's errand

Fig. involved in a useless journey or task. (*Typically: be ~; go ~.) Bill went for an interview, but he was on a fool's errand. The job had already been filled. I was sent on a fool's errand to buy some flowers. I knew the shop would be closed by then.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Claude	KLOD (French), KLAWD (English)	French, English
VoldemĀRs	-	Latvian
Khwaja	-	Persian
GiosuÈ	jo-ZWE	Italian
Thucydides	thoo-SID-ə-deez (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Janeka	-	English (Rare)