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
Heitor	-	Portuguese
Milivoj	MEE-lee-voi (Croatian, Serbian)	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Bala	-	Hinduism, Tamil
Lockie	LAHK-ee	Scottish
Aymar	['eimə]
SÉAghdha	SHAY	Irish