idiomUSinformaltowastetimedoing things thatachievenothing:浪费时间;原地踏步If we're justspinningourwheels,letusknowand we'llquit.如果我们只是在浪费时间,请告诉我们,然后我们会放弃的。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesDelaying and wasting time
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busywork
buy timeidiom
carry
carrysomethingover
dally
inefficiency
inefficiently
kick
kicksomethinginto the long grassidiom
kick the can down the roadidiom
push
retard
retardation
setsomeoneback(something)
shelve
sit
sit onsomething
spin
stall
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spin your wheels| American Dictionary
spinyourwheels
idiomto use a lot ofeffortwithoutachievinganything:Isatinfrontof thecomputerallnighttryingto write, but Ifeltlike I was justspinningmywheels.(Definition ofspin your wheelsfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/spin-wheels##