"go around in circles" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goes around in circles [present, singular, third-person], going around in circles [participle, present], went around in circles [past], gone around in circles [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> around in circles}} go around in circles (third-person singular simple present goes around in circles, present participle going around in circles, simple past went around in circles, past participle gone around in circles)
  1. Alternative form of go round in circles Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: go round in circles
    Sense id: en-go_around_in_circles-en-verb-YhqGMEKu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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