go around in circles
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English Dictionarygo around in circlesto be very active but not achieve anything
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Idiomsgo around in circlesgo (around) in circlesto be very active but not achieve anything.
His mind went in circles around the problem, but he couldn't seem to find a solution for it.Usage notes: sometimes used in the form talk in circles - speak a lot but without saying anything important: Every time the mayor speaks he seems to talk in circles.Related vocabulary:
around and around,
round and round,
go around and aroundgo around/round in circles1. if you go round in circles when you are discussing something or trying to achieve something, you do not make any progress because you keep going back to the same subjects or the same problems.. I need some more data to work on, otherwise I'm just going round in circles. We can't go round in circles all day - someone will have to make a decision.2. to use a lot of time and effort trying to do something, without making any progress. We spent the whole day running around in circles looking for a document which everyone thought was lost but which wasn't. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
go around in circlesto do something without making any progress
My friend has been going around in circles and has not made any progress with his essay.
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go around in circlesSee: IN A CIRCLE.
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