spin one's wheels
to waste time; to remain in a neutral position, neither advancing nor falling back. (Fig. on a car that is running but is not moving because its wheels are spinning in mud, etc.) I'm just spinning my wheels in this job. I need more training to get ahead. | The whole project was just spinning its wheels until spring.
[McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs]
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/spin+wheels
to spin one's wheels
(idiomatic) To make no progress despite making an effort; to get nowhere.
I've been spinning my wheels on this problem all week, with nothing to show for it.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spin_one's_wheels
to waste time; to remain in a neutral position, neither advancing nor falling back. (Fig. on a car that is running but is not moving because its wheels are spinning in mud, etc.) I'm just spinning my wheels in this job. I need more training to get ahead. | The whole project was just spinning its wheels until spring.
[McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs]
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/spin+wheels
to spin one's wheels
(idiomatic) To make no progress despite making an effort; to get nowhere.
I've been spinning my wheels on this problem all week, with nothing to show for it.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spin_one's_wheels
Διαδικτυακά παραδείγματα, π.χ.:
The Labour party is spinning its wheels because it can't spin anything else.
Χρονοτριβώ, χασομερώ, αργοπορώ, δουλεύω στο ρελαντί (όχι πάντως «σπινάρω»). Άλλα;
