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I removed a personal pronoun, fixed a confusing typo, added information, and removed a link because sometimes links become dead links.

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edit approved Aug 9, 2019 at 15:15

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I always called it a Wild-goose chaseAn example would be "a wild goose chase". An example of the use of this is:

I tried to tell him he was going on a wild-googlegoose chase.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wild-goose_chase The Online English Wiktionary states that:

Early recorded use refers to a type of 16th century horse race where everyone had to try to follow the erratic course of the lead horse, like wild geese have to follow their leader in formation.

I always called it a Wild-goose chase

I tried to tell him he was going on a wild-google chase.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wild-goose_chase

An example would be "a wild goose chase". An example of the use of this is:

I tried to tell him he was going on a wild-goose chase.

The Online English Wiktionary states that:

Early recorded use refers to a type of 16th century horse race where everyone had to try to follow the erratic course of the lead horse, like wild geese have to follow their leader in formation.

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created Apr 13, 2012 at 19:39

Biff MaGriff

I always called it a Wild-goose chase

I tried to tell him he was going on a wild-google chase.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wild-goose_chase