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spin wheels |
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spin your wheels (American, informal) to waste time doing things that achieve nothing. If we're just spinning our wheels, let us know and we'll quit. (often in continuous tenses) spin (your) wheels to use a lot of effort but not get anything done. For almost an hour now he had been spinning his wheels, accomplishing nothing. Seattle was spinning wheels while Texas beat New York to take a two-game lead in the division. spin your wheels to waste time doing something that is not effective. For almost an hour he had been spinning his wheels on the telephone when he could have fixed the problem himself in less than hour. |
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