Spinning your wheels In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "spinning your wheels", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Rachel Chau calendar 2021-10-16 10:10

Meaning of Spinning your wheels (redirected from spin (one's) wheels )

Spin (one's) wheels verb phrase

If someone spins their wheels, they are trying hard to do something but do not achieve the desired result.

We need marketing execution but without a strategy, we’ll just spin our wheels.

I felt like I just spun my wheels trying to explain the answer for him.

Grammar and Usage of Spin (one's) wheels

Verb Forms

  • spins (one's) wheels
  • spinning (one's) wheels
  • spun (one's) wheels

The verb "spin" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Spin (one's) wheels

This idiom, with its image of a vehicle in snow or sand that spins its wheels but cannot move, dates from the mid-1900s.

The Origin Cited: dictionary.com .
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