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
Eftychia-Greek
Aidaah-EE-də (English)Arabic, Literature
TaruTAH-rooFinnish
KingstonKINGZ-tənEnglish (Modern)
Hanne (2)HAH-nə (German), HAHN-ne (Swedish, Norwegian), HAN-ne (Danish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
TomÁSto-MAHS (Spanish), too-MASH (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese, Irish