(New Zealand) Synonym of pendulum saw

(figuratively) A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.

Alternative spelling of wild-goose chase

A goose that has bright orange legs and mouse-coloured upper wing-coverts, Anser albifrons.

plural of wild goose chase

plural of wild-goose chase

(idiomatic, informal) To spoil one's plans or hope of success.

A children's game in which one participant walks around a circle of others, designating each of them as a "duck" until selecting one as the "goose", who must then chase the selector.

The giant fulmar of the Pacific.

(chiefly in the negative) To have courage and be assertive.