- fools errand
fool's errand
1> бесплодный труд; пустая затея
_Ex:
to send smb. on a fool's errand послать кого-л. неизвестно
за чем; заставить выполнить бессмысленное задание
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
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