Idiom
lost errand
Meaning
Synonym of fool's errand.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Looking for that closed shop is a lost errand.”
“Searching for the missing keys in the dark park was a lost errand, so we gave up.”
“The detective realized that chasing the phantom lead through the city was a lost errand, yet he persisted against his better judgment.”
Examples
simple
“Looking for that closed shop is a lost errand.”
contextual
“Searching for the missing keys in the dark park was a lost errand, so we gave up.”
complex
“The detective realized that chasing the phantom lead through the city was a lost errand, yet he persisted against his better judgment.”
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