chase your tail

chase (one's) tail

To take action that is ineffectual and does not lead to progress. Refers to how a dog can exhaust itself by chasing its own tail. Come on, Bill, go to sleep. You're just chasing your tail at this point, but you might have a breakthrough with the research if you take a break from it. I'm trying not to chase my tail on this project, but so many components of it are just not working out.

chase your (own) tail

keep on doing something futile. informal

chase your (own) ˈtail

be very busy but in fact achieve very little: In my first month at college I was continually chasing my own tail and being late for everything. ▶ ˈtail-chasing noun

If a dog or cat chases its tail, it runs round in circles trying to bite its own tail.

词组	chase your tail
释义	chase your tail chase (one's) tail To take action that is ineffectual and does not lead to progress. Refers to how a dog can exhaust itself by chasing its own tail. Come on, Bill, go to sleep. You're just chasing your tail at this point, but you might have a breakthrough with the research if you take a break from it. I'm trying not to chase my tail on this project, but so many components of it are just not working out. See also: chase, tail Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. chase your (own) tail keep on doing something futile. informal See also: chase, tail Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary chase your (own) ˈtail be very busy but in fact achieve very little: In my first month at college I was continually chasing my own tail and being late for everything. ▶ ˈtail-chasing noun If a dog or cat chases its tail, it runs round in circles trying to bite its own tail. See also: chase, tail Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: chase (one's) tail chase tail be chasing (one's) (own) tail be chasing tail be chasing your tail nip on (someone's or something's) heels nip on (someone's or something's) toes dud duds boat anchor References in periodicals archive The frozen yoghurt treats come in three flavours; Panting Peanut Mutter, Oaty Pawfection and Chase Your Tail Cheesecake. Dog ice cream takes some licking in first trials The frozen yoghurt, developed by pet nutritionists at pet food company Wagg Foods, based in Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, come in three flavours-Panting Peanut Mutter, Oaty Pawfection and Chase Your Tail Cheesecake. Now, a new range of ice cream for your pooches
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