spin one's wheels
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[edit]spin one's wheels (third-person singular simple present spins one's wheels, present participle spinning one's wheels, simple past and past participle spun one's wheels)
- (idiomatic) 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.