boondoggle
US /ˈbuːnˌdɑː.ɡəl/
UK /ˈbuːnˌdɑː.ɡəl/
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chuyện vớ vẩn
an unnecessary and expensive piece of work, especially one that is paid for by the public:
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The senator called the new highways proposal "a fraud and a boondoggle that the taxpayer should not tolerate."