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"spinning your wheels" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means to exert a lot of effort but not make any progress or achieve your desired result. Example: I've been spinning my wheels all day trying to finish this report, but I just can't seem to make any headway.
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Spinning up a new business or just spinning your wheels?
Also, you don't want to just sit there spinning your wheels while the rest of the Eastern Conference teams get better, which they are.
Because like I've said before, if you're just rewriting the same songs, you're not moving forward, you're spinning your wheels in the mud.
And though they can say yes to your working on a project, they can't promise you that you won't end up spinning your wheels pointlessly for a year.
It is one thing to be spinning your wheels stuck in the mud, but it is even more demeaning to watch as others zoom by on well-paved roads, none offering help.
But if they aren't going to give you a target to hit, you can't keep spinning your wheels". Instead of working harder, Hankel used some of his paid time off, giving himself time to make a plan.
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Liberated carbon, it'll spin your wheels.
You just can't spin your wheels, and we're spinning".
They say that things are getting hot but, hey, we've got A.C. Liberated carbon, it'll spin your wheels.
We sent an army to the desert to keep this country free, And to liberate some carbon, baby, for you and me… Liberated carbon it'll spin your wheels.
They are not optional — unless your goal is to be mediocre and spin your wheels every day.
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