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DictionarySeecirclerun round in circles
run (a)round in circlesTo waste one's time and energy engaging in trivial, aimless, or futile activities. I tried to get an outline drafted for my thesis, but my ideas were so jumbled in my head that I just kept running round in circles. The committee spent all afternoon trying to come up with a new PR proposal, but they ran around in circles the whole time.See also: circle, runrun round in circles be fussily busy with little result. informalSee also: circle, round, runFinancialSeeCircle |