go round in circles

English

Alternative forms

• go around in circles
• go in circles
• run in circles

Pronunciation

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Verb

go round in circles

1. (idiomatic) To repeatedly do the same thing without making any progress.

Translations

To repeatedly do the same thing

• Finnish: kiertää ympyrää, kiertää kehää
• French: tourner en rond (fr)
• Galician: dar voltas
• German: sich im Kreis drehen (de)
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• Hebrew: הלך במעגלים (halákh b'ma'agalím)
• Russian: ходи́ть по кругу (xodítʹ po krugu), топтаться на месте (toptatʹsja na meste)
• Spanish: dar vueltas

See also

• chase one's tail
• talk in circles