Is "fool's errand" a set phrase?
'Tis.
Here are media examples:
1. fool's errand
By calling for an end to the federal ban on offshore oil drilling, John McCain is placing a risky bet. He is wagering that skyrocketing gas prices have finally reached a tipping point, a threshold moment that has led voters to rethink their strong and long-held opinions against coastal oil exploration.
The stakes couldn't be higher: If he is wrong, McCain will have seriously damaged his chances in two key states with thousands of miles of coastline – California and Florida – and where opposition to offshore oil drilling has been unwavering. And he will have undermined some of his closest political allies in those states and others, including potential fall battlegrounds such as Virginia and North Carolina.
"Before $4.25-per-gallon gas, this would have been like pulling a pin on a grenade and rolling it into the state," said David Johnson, the former executive director of the Florida Republican Party. "It would have been a fool's errand to recommend it. It was never, ever a thing that a smart politician would have done in Florida."
2. on a fool's errand
New York City is a colossal urban beehive, and the perfect setting for a fascinating game about human behavior.
"Primetime" set up a seemingly impossible challenge for six pairs of people in different locations all over Manhattan: Try to find the other couples – all complete strangers – with no clues or additional information, just $100 to spend as they wished.
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