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
Piaras	PEE-a-rus	Irish
Katsurou	kah-tsoo-ṙo:	Japanese
Deemer	DEE-mər	English (Rare)
Ettore	ET-to-re	Italian
Parham	['pærəm]
Berker	-	Turkish