Phrase guide
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verb
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chase, one's, tail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From obsessive behavior observed in some dogs. The figurative sense refers to the frenzied activity without any useful purpose inherent in this behavior
