spin one's wheels
verbDefinitions
To make no progress despite making an effort
To make no progress despite making an effort; to get nowhere.
- I've been spinning my wheels on this problem all week, with nothing to show for it.
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for spin one's wheels. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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