spin one's wheels in English

Audio: En-au-spin one's wheels.ogg

[Australia] Forms: spins one's wheels [present, singular, third-person], spinning one's wheels [participle, present], spun one's wheels [participle, past], spun one's wheels [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|spin<,,spun> one's wheels}} 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)

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          "text": "I've been spinning my wheels on this problem all week, with nothing to show for it."
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        "To make no progress despite making an effort; to get nowhere."
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        "(idiomatic) To make no progress despite making an effort; to get nowhere."
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"spin one's wheels" meaning in English

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