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
Bautistabow-TEES-tahSpanish
Gamila-Arabic (Egyptian)
Yazhu-Chinese
Darja-Slovene, Czech
TopiTO-peeFinnish
DalyDAY-leeIrish, English (Rare)