0 an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain -- marná snaha
They sent us on a wild-goose chase.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Můžeme to dokončit krok za krokem, ať je cesta jakkoli dlouhá, a nelze ji dokončit, ať je cesta jakkoli krátká, pokud si ani neoznačíte svou stopu.