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shoe the goose

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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?"

See also: goose, shoe