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
Manfried	MAHN-freet	German
Abigail	['æbigeil]
Shakuntala	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Prudence	['pru:dəns]
Ervin	-	Hungarian, Croatian
Trishna	-	Indian, Hindi