Footer

    Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

    About

    • About Us
    • Our Learning Services
    • Join Us
    • FAQ
    • Hot Tags

    Services

    • Pronunciation Challenge
    • Saved
    • Search Vocabulary
    • Blog

    Channels

    Levels

    • A1
    • A2
    • B1
    • B2
    • C1
    • C2

    Privacy˙Terms˙
    ©2026 VoiceTube Corporation. All rights reserved

    wild goose chase

    US /waɪld ɡus tʃes/

    ・

    UK /waild ɡu:s tʃeis/

    A2
    n.NounA foolish and hopeless pursuit of something unattainable.
    Looking for that document is a wild goose chase; it was probably thrown away.

    Video subtitles

    Jake Proposes to Amy | Brooklyn Nine-Nine

    03:54Jake Proposes to Amy | Brooklyn Nine-Nine
    • and led Terry and the whole squad on a wild goose chase.

      and led Terry and the whole squad on a wild goose chase.

    • So, while we all tried to figure out who had the real key, fake Charles broke into the safe, removed the tracker, and led Terry and the whole squad on a wild goose chase.

      So, while we all tried to figure out who had the real key, fake Charles broke into the safe, removed the tracker, and led Terry and the whole squad on a wild goose chase.

    B1

    Laos Top Travel Street Food Guide

    14:09Laos Top Travel Street Food Guide
    • That was not a wild goose chase.

      That was not a wild goose chase.

    • That was not wild goose chase.

      That was not wild goose chase.

    B1

    Romeo and Juliet Audiobook by William Shakespeare

    59:44Romeo and Juliet Audiobook by William Shakespeare
    • MERCUTIO Nay, if thy wits run the wild-goose chase, I have done; for

      MERCUTIO Nay, if thy wits run the wild-goose chase, I have done; for

    • Nay, if thy wits run the wild goose chase, I have done.

      Nay, if thy wits run the wild goose chase, I have done.

    B2

    Learn English with UP — Disney Movie

    24:06Learn English with UP — Disney Movie
    • So, it might be appropriate to say that Carl is sending Russell on a wild goose chase.

      So, it might be appropriate to say that Carl is sending Russell on a wild goose chase.

    • This is a wild goose chase. There's no one in the car.

      This is a wild goose chase. There's no one in the car.

    B1