giậm chân tại chỗ

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

giậm chân (to stamp one's foot or feet) +‎ tại chỗ (on the spot, immediate).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

giậm chân tại chỗ

  1. to walk on the spot
  2. (figurative) to make no headway or progress; to mark time; to tread water