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выполнять бессмысленное поручение (Taras); выполнять бессмысленную задачу (It's a fool's errand trying to make him change his mind, he's very stubborn; I was on a fool's errand as I looked for a store that sold international road maps Taras); по бессмысленному делу (ART Vancouver); ради пустой затеи (" 'Sorry to bring you out on such a fool's errand, Watson,' he said at last." – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ART Vancouver) |
on a fool's errand: 10 phrases in 4 subjects |
General | 7 |
Makarov | 1 |
Proverb | 1 |
Saying | 1 |