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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Proverbial wheel
what does "spinning the proverbial wheel" mean
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Hi, 'I'm spinning my wheels' means I am wasting my time, I am trying but not making any progress'. Think of a car that is stuck in snow or mud, with its wheels spinning uselessly. Your phrase is a variation of that.
- Hi, 'I'm spinning my wheels' means I am wasting my time, I am trying but not making any progress'.
- Think of a car that is stuck in snow or mud, with its wheels spinning uselessly.
- Your phrase is a variation of that.
- Clive
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Hi,
'I'm spinning my wheels' means I am wasting my time, I am trying but not making any progress'.
Think of a car that is stuck in snow or mud, with its wheels spinning uselessly.
Your phrase is a variation of that.
Clive
'I'm spinning my wheels' means I am wasting my time, I am trying but not making any progress'.
Think of a car that is stuck in snow or mud, with its wheels spinning uselessly.
Your phrase is a variation of that.
Clive
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