lost errand

1.
USUKinternationalinformalneutral
- a task, mission, or errand that is pointless, doomed to fail, or unlikely to achieve its intended result
- an assignment sent to someone that will yield no useful outcome or that will not be completed successfully
2.
UKhistoricaldatedliterary
- an errand given to someone who will not return with anything of value; a fruitless or futile errand

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