a fool's errand

a fool's errand
бесплодная, глупая затея; безнадёжное дело, обречённое на провал (обыкн. go или send smb. on a fool's errand)

I should have been no true friend to you if I had let you go on this fool's errand. (H. R. Haggard, ‘The Witch's. Head’, ch. IV) — Я ваш настоящий друг и не могу допустить, чтобы вы занимались таким безнадежным делом.

So far I didn't know very much - and I hadn't even seen Gretley yet - but already I knew enough to realize that the department had not sent me down here on any fool's errand. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Black-out in Gretley’, ch. 2) — Я пока узнал немного и, в сущности, еще не видел Гретли, но уже то немногое, что мне стало известно, показывало, что контрразведка недаром послала меня сюда.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • fool's errand — /ˈfulz ɛrənd/ (say foohlz eruhnd) noun 1. an absurd or useless errand: *Life was a fool s errand, carrying news to the worms. –kylie tennant, 1946. –phrase 2. send on a fool s errand , to cause someone to become involved in something that is a… …  

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