exercise in futility

English

Noun

exercise in futility (plural exercises in futility)

1. A course of action doomed to be futile.
   • 2009 August 8, Tahereh Ghanaati, “The War in Afghanistan: An Exercise in Futility”, in Press TV‎^[1]:

     Many feel that the continued war in Afghanistan is nothing more than an exercise in futility - and with good reason.

See also

• wild-goose chase