What does “Chase one's tail” mean?

Chase one's tail

Meaning: To spend a lot of time and energy doing something without accomplishing anything useful.

Perseguir la cola

Significado: Pasar mucho tiempo y energía haciendo algo sin lograr nada útil.

Correr atrás do próprio rabo

Significado: Passar muito tempo e energia a fazer algo sem alcançar nada de útil.

Courir après sa queue

Signification: Passer beaucoup de temps et d'énergie à faire quelque chose sans rien accomplir d'utile.

Dem eigenen Schwanz nachjagen

Bedeutung: Viel Zeit und Energie damit verbringen, etwas zu tun, ohne etwas Nützliches zu erreichen.

Rincorrere la propria coda

Significato: Passare molto tempo ed energia a fare qualcosa senza ottenere nulla di utile.

Kendi kuyruğunu kovalamak

Anlam: Bir şey yapmak için çok zaman ve enerji harcayıp hiçbir işe yarar sonuç almamak.

瞎忙活

意思: 花费大量时间和精力做某事，却没有取得任何有用的成果。

空回りする

意味: 時間と労力を費やしても成果が得られないこと。

제자리걸음하다

의미: 시간과 에너지를 낭비하며 아무 성과도 없다.

Dialogue

17:15:30 - I've been so busy all day but I feel like I've accomplished nothing.

17:15:34 - You've been chasing your tail. Sometimes you need to step back and prioritize.

17:15:38 - You're right. I need to focus on what really matters.

17:15:42 - That's the key. Quality over quantity.

11:20:44 - The meeting went nowhere again.

11:20:47 - We've been chasing our tails for weeks.

11:20:50 - Someone needs to make a decision.

11:20:53 - Exactly.