chasing one's tail

A form of chase one's tail — To busily try to perform many tasks or to repeatedly revise one's plans, especially with inefficient use of one's time and limited results.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of chase one's tail
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chasing one's tail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chasing%20one's%20tail

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“chasing one's tail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chasing%20one's%20tail. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chasing one's tail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chasing%20one's%20tail.

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