wild goose

American  

noun

1. any undomesticated goose, especially the greylag of Britain or the Canada goose.

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Etymology

Origin of wild goose

before 1050; Middle English; Old English

Example Sentences

“Ostrich chase! More like a wild goose chase, that’s what this was!”

From Literature

“That was one of many wild goose chases that I had to go on, because you never know,” Rinaudo says.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’ll be gone as a wild goose in winter.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Why does she lead him on a wild goose chase when she’s clearly crazy about him?

From Salon

In January, cases of bird flu were confirmed in a wild goose found near Dungannon, a buzzard near Moira, and a whooper swan in Portballintrae.

From BBC