in a circle
in circles
go in a circle
go in circles
go around in circles
Without any progress; without getting anywhere; uselessly.
The committee debated for two hours, just talking in circles.
If you don't have a clear aim, you can work a long time and still be going in circles.
He seemed to be working hard, but was just running around in circles.
run around in circles
run around like a chicken with its head cut off
To waste time in repetitious movements; be confused.
Бегать кругами; приходить в замешательство.
There was such a crowd in the lobby that I ran around in circles trying to find my group.
В вестибюле собралась такая толпа, что мне пришлось бегать кругами, пытаясь найти свою группу.
The team spent hours running around in circles during the meeting, unable to agree on a single strategy.
Во время встречи члены команды часами ходили по кругу, не в силах прийти к единой стратегии.
When the deadline was approaching, Sarah was running around like a chicken with its head cut off, trying to finish all her reports and organize the team meeting.
Когда приближался крайний срок, Сара бегала, как курица с отрубленной головой, пытаясь закончить все свои отчеты и организовать совещание команды.
On the day of the wedding, the bride was running around like a chicken with its head cut off, making sure every detail was perfect before the ceremony started.
В день свадьбы невеста бегала, как курица с отрубленной головой, следя за тем, чтобы каждая деталь была идеальной, прежде чем начнется церемония.
talk in circles
To waste time by saying words that don't mean very much.
After three hours at the negotiating table, the parties decided to call it quits because they realized that they had been talking in circles.