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chase shadows
idiom
mainly UK
to try to achieve or find something that is impossible or does not exist:
Weary officials tell them there is no big hidden secret to discover and they are chasing shadows.
Trying to get hold of everyone involved can feel like chasing shadows.
sports UKspecialized
to try unsuccessfully to catch or compete with another person or team who is much faster or better than you:
This was a lively display from City that left West Ham chasing shadows.
He managed one meaningful attack, a right hook to the head in the opening round, but thereafter he was chasing shadows.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unachievable
be (a) no goidiom
be on a hiding to nothingidiom
be on the road to nowhereidiom
be out of your leagueidiom
cat
ghost
goodbye
impossible
impracticable
impracticably
in/out of the runningidiom
infeasible
league
running
silk
unattainable
unfeasible
unfeasibly
unrealizable
unscalable
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Losing and being defeated
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