"tourner en rond" meaning in French

See tourner en rond in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /tuʁ.ne ɑ̃ ʁɔ̃/, /tuʁ.ne.ʁ‿ɑ̃ ʁɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-tourner en rond.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} tourner en rond
  1. (figuratively, informal) to go round in circles, to not make any headway, to tread water Tags: figuratively, informal Synonyms: faire du sur place Derived forms: empêcheur de tourner en rond
    Sense id: en-tourner_en_rond-fr-verb-xdz9SRAU Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        }
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    },
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