chase your (own) tail

成語所屬單字chase

chase your (own) tail — 慣用語

1. To spend a lot of time and effort on something without making any real progress.

1.慣用語
釋義

白忙一場

To spend a lot of time and effort on something without making any real progress.

例句

Mia felt like she was chasing her tail all day at work.

Stop chasing your own tail and focus on one task at a time.