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.
See also: chase, tail

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Abrikosor[əbri'kɔsɔf]
Walls[wɔ:lz]
Monta-Latvian
Liv (1)LEEVSwedish, Norwegian, Danish
RosyROZ-eeEnglish
Odile-French