go around in circles

go (a)round in circles

To waste one's time and energy engaging in trivial, aimless, or futile activities and failing to make any progress as a result. I tried to get an outline drafted for my thesis, but my ideas were so jumbled in my head that I just kept going round in circles. The committee spent all afternoon trying to come up with a new PR proposal, but they went around in circles the whole time.

go around in circles

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go round in circles

BRITISH

If someone goes around in circles or goes round in circles, they achieve little because they repeatedly deal with the same point or problem. This was one of those debates which simply went round in circles. My mind was going around in circles.

go around in circles, to

To keep trying but get absolutely nowhere. The idea behind this expression dates back to the time when it was first observed that persons who are lost tend to wander in circles and hence cannot ever reach their desired destination. Plato used the term figuratively (Charmides) for an argument that leads nowhere: “You drag me round and round in a circle.” See also run around in circles.

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释义	go around in circles go (a)round in circles To waste one's time and energy engaging in trivial, aimless, or futile activities and failing to make any progress as a result. I tried to get an outline drafted for my thesis, but my ideas were so jumbled in my head that I just kept going round in circles. The committee spent all afternoon trying to come up with a new PR proposal, but they went around in circles the whole time. See also: circle, go Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. go around in circles BRITISH, AMERICAN or go round in circles BRITISH If someone goes around in circles or goes round in circles, they achieve little because they repeatedly deal with the same point or problem. This was one of those debates which simply went round in circles. My mind was going around in circles. See also: around, circle, go Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. go around in circles, to To keep trying but get absolutely nowhere. The idea behind this expression dates back to the time when it was first observed that persons who are lost tend to wander in circles and hence cannot ever reach their desired destination. Plato used the term figuratively (Charmides) for an argument that leads nowhere: “You drag me round and round in a circle.” See also run around in circles. See also: around, go The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: go (a)round in circles go round in circles run (a)round in circles run around in circles run round in circles run in circles be running around in circles putter putter about putter around References in periodicals archive Believe it or not, it's sometimes possible to go around in circles and still go someplace. Circuit training in the wrestling room
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