wild goose chase

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wild goose chase

noun wild goose chases

  1. alternative Alternative form of wild-goose chase But if she's who you're looking for she still ain't here. She's nearly gone two months. Just a minute I'll look here and see if I can find a forwarding address. Nope. Don't see a forwarding address. Sorry you come on a wild goose chase.

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@misc{wild_goose_chase_2026,
  title = {wild goose chase},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wild%20goose%20chase},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}