spin one’s wheels



spin one’s wheels

tv. to waste time; to remain in a neutral position, neither advancing nor falling back. I’m just spinning my wheels in this job. I need more training to get ahead.
See also: spin, wheel

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Iacobus-Biblical Latin
Valoravah-LO-rahEsperanto
Isobel-Scottish
Tamanna-Indian, Hindi, Bengali
GinnyJIN-eeEnglish
Silvanussil-VAY-nəs (English)Roman Mythology, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin