send on a wild-goose chase

send someone on a wild-goose chase

Fig. to send someone on a pointless or futile search. You sent me on a wild-goose chase! There are no straw hats for sale anywhere in town! Fred was sent on a wild-goose chase while his friends prepared a surprise party for him.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Taniqua	tə-NEE-kwə	African American (Rare)
Burch	[bɜ:tʃ]
Valeria	vah-LE-ryah (Italian), bah-LE-ryah (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Romanian, German, Ancient Roman
Melanie	MEL-ə-nee (English), ME-lah-nee (German)	English, German, Dutch
Angelita	-	Spanish
Harisha	-	Hinduism