Смысл: errand

errand[ʹerənd]
n
<Í> поручение, задание
to go on an errand - пойти /поехать/ по поручению
to send on an errand - послать с поручением /с миссией/
to run errands - быть на посылках /на побегушках/

errand Идиома

run an errand

deliver something, go and get something Paul, please run an errand for me. Take this bread to Aunt Matty.

send sb on an errand

Idiom(s): send sb (out) on an errand

Theme: ERRAND

to send someone out to do a specific task.
• Mother sent Billy out on an errand.
• I'm late because Bill sent me on an errand.

on a fool's errand

Idiom(s): on a fool's errand

Theme: FUTILITY

involved in a useless journey or task.
• Bill went for an interview, but he was on a fool's errand. The job had already been filled.
• I was sent on a fool's errand to buy some flowers. I knew the shop would be closed by then.

go on an errand

Idiom(s): run an errand AND go on an errand

Theme: DEPART

to take a short trip to do a specific thing.
• I've got to run an errand. I'll be back in a minute.
• John has gone on an errand. He'll be back shortly.

run errands|errands|run

v. phr. To carry messages or perform similar minor tasks. Peter runs errands for our entire neighborhood to make some extra money.

errand

errand
see fool's errand; run an errand.

fool's errand

fool's errand
A fruitless mission or undertaking, as in Asking the bank for yet another loan was clearly a fool's errand. [c. 1700]