wild goose

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wild goose¹

before 1050; Middle English; Old English

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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This presents an opportunity for a wild goose chase, filled with death, destruction and buckets of blood.

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