lost errand
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Noun
lost errand (plural lost errands)
- (idiomatic) a mission likely to fail
- 1891, Charles Dickens, A Bride of a Summer's Day,
- The detective expressed his conviction that they were both on a lost errand. He was convinced that the boy would not make his appearance; although when pressed by Clive to do so, he declined to give the reasons for his conviction.
- 1891, Charles Dickens, A Bride of a Summer's Day,
Translations
A mission likely to fail
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