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run in circles

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Inglés		Español
run around in circles v expr	(be busy but inefficient)	ir de acá para allá loc verb
	(figurado)	ir y venir loc verb
	Julie has been running around in circles trying to get everything ready on time.
run in circles, go around in circles, also UK: go round in circles v expr	figurative, informal (make no progress) (figurado)	ir en círculos loc verb
	(figurado)	dar vueltas loc verb
	This conversation just keeps going around in circles; we're not getting anywhere.
	Esta conversación va en círculos, no estamos llegando a ningún lado.

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