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
Bjartr-Ancient Scandinavian
Ximena-Spanish
Cotton['kɔtn]
AlperttiAHL-pert-teeFinnish
Anuj-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Lachie-Scottish