be chasing tail

be chasing your tail

to be very busy doing a lot of things, but achieving very little I've been chasing my tail all morning trying to fix a day when everyone can attend.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Abdul-Rahman	-	Arabic
Hermanni	HER-mahn-nee	Finnish
ArnbjÖRg	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Gertrude	GUR-trood (English), khər-TRUY-də (Dutch)	English, Dutch
Anssi	AHNS-see	Finnish
Tao	-	Chinese