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
Bautista	bow-TEES-tah	Spanish
Gamila	-	Arabic (Egyptian)
Yazhu	-	Chinese
Darja	-	Slovene, Czech
Topi	TO-pee	Finnish
Daly	DAY-lee	Irish, English (Rare)