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wild-goose chase
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 wild-goose chase
The fruitless pursuit of something unattainable.
Roget 608:
caprice,
fancy,
humor;
whim,
whimsy,
whimsey†,
whimwham†;
crotchet,
capriccio,
quirk,
freak,
maggot,
fad,
vagary,
prank,
fit,
flimflam,
escapade,
boutade [Fr.],
wild-goose chase;
capriciousness
etc.
adj.;
kink.
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Roget 699:
unskillfulness
etc.
adj.;
want of skill
etc.
698;
incompetence,
incompentency†;
inability,
infelicity,
indexterity†,
inexperience;
disqualification,
unproficiency†;
quackery.
folly,
stupidity
etc.
499;
indiscretion
etc.
(rashness)
863;
thoughtlessness
etc.
(inattention)
458
(neglect)
460;
sabotage.
mismanagement,
misconduct;
impolicy†;
maladministration;
misrule,
misgovernment,
misapplication,
misdirection,
misfeasance;
petticoat government.
absence of rule,
rule of thumb;
bungling
etc.
v.;
failure
etc.
732;
screw loose: too many cooks.
blunder
etc.
(mistake)
495;
etourderie gaucherie [Fr.],
act of folly,
balourdise†;
botch,
botchery†;
bad job,
sad work.
sprat sent out to catch a whale,
much ado about nothing,
wild-goose chase.
bungler
etc.
701;
fool
etc.
501.
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