exercise in futility

English

Noun

exercise in futility (plural exercises in futility)

A course of action doomed to be futile.
- 2009 August 8, Tahereh Ghanaati, “The War in Afghanistan: An Exercise in Futility”, in Press TV‎:
  Many feel that the continued war in Afghanistan is nothing more than an exercise in futility - and with good reason.

See also

wild-goose chase

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