shoe the goose

To attempt a futile or pointless task. You'd have better luck shoeing a goose than getting those flowers to grow on such rocky soil. A: "I'm busy fixing this cassette player right now." B: "You're busy shoeing the goose, more like! Who needs a cassette player these days?"

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cristal	KRIS-təl	English
Vsevolod	FSYE-vah-laht (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic
Olwin	-	Welsh
Earle	[ɜ:l]
Letitia	[li'tʃiə]
Caradog	-	Welsh