Wild goose

  • 1Wild goose — Wild Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… …

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  • 2Wild goose chase — Wild Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… …

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  • 3Wild Goose (disambiguation) — Wild Goose can mean the following: *the pre Linnean name for the Greylag Goose ( anser ferus ) * The Wild Goose , a newspaper penned aboard the last convict ship to Australia *the British Royal Navy sloop HMS Wild Goose (U45) *the song De Wild… …

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  • 4wild goose chase — wild goose chases also wild goose chase N COUNT: usu on N If you are on a wild goose chase, you waste a lot of time searching for something that you have little chance of finding, because you have been given incorrect information. Harry wondered… …

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  • 5Wild Goose Inn — (Лансинг,США) Категория отеля: Адрес: 512 Albert Avenue, Лансинг, MI 48823, США …

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  • 6Wild Goose Lodge — (Stanley Bridge,Канада) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: 292 Cape Road, C0B 1M0 Sta …

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  • 7wild goose chase — wild goose .chase n a situation where you are looking for something that does not exist or that you are very unlikely to find, so that you waste a lot of time ▪ It looks like they ve sent us on a wild goose chase …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8wild goose chase — A wild goose chase is a waste of time time spent trying to do something unsuccessfully …

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  • 9wild-goose chase — n. any search, pursuit, or endeavor regarded as being as futile as trying to catch a wild goose by chasing it …

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  • 10wild-goose chase — wild′ goose′ chase n. a wild or absurd search for something nonexistent or unobtainable; a senseless pursuit • Etymology: 1585–95 …

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