For almost an hour now he had been spinning his wheels, accomplishing nothing.
Seattle was spinning wheels while Texas beat New York to take a two-game lead in the division.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
spin your wheels — US informal : to stay in the same condition or position without making progress I need to look for a new job. I feel like I m just spinning my wheels here. • • • Main Entry: ↑spin spin your wheels see ↑spin, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑wheel … Useful english dictionary
spin — [spin] vt. spun, spinning [ME spinnen < OE spinnan, akin to Ger spinnen < IE base * (s)pen(d) , to pull, draw, spin > Lith spéndžiu, to lay a snare & (prob.) L pendere, to hang] 1. a) to draw out and twist fibers of (wool, cotton, etc.)… … English World dictionary
spin one's wheels — {v. phr.} 1. Said of cars stuck in snow or mud whose wheels are turning without the car moving forward. * /There was so much snow on the driveway that my car s wheels were spinning in it and we couldn t get going./ 2. To exert effort in a job… … Dictionary of American idioms
spin one's wheels — {v. phr.} 1. Said of cars stuck in snow or mud whose wheels are turning without the car moving forward. * /There was so much snow on the driveway that my car s wheels were spinning in it and we couldn t get going./ 2. To exert effort in a job… … Dictionary of American idioms
Wheels on Meals — Chinese DVD Cover Traditional 快餐車 Simplified … Wikipedia
spin your wheels — spin (your) wheels to use a lot of effort but not get anything done. For almost an hour now he had been spinning his wheels, accomplishing nothing. Seattle was spinning wheels while Texas beat New York to take a two game lead in the division … New idioms dictionary
Spin — may refer to:* Rotation or spin, a movement of an object in a circular motion * Spin (physics) or particle spin, a fundamental property of elementary particles * Spin (flight), a special and often intense case of a stall * Spin (public relations) … Wikipedia
spin one's wheels N. Amer. — spin one s wheels N. Amer. informal waste one s time or efforts. → spin … English new terms dictionary
spin|out — «SPIHN OWT», noun. a spin causing an automobile to run off the road, especially when rounding a corner at high speed: »Also popular: decorative features such as racing stripes…and “spoilers” vertical flaps that put pressure on the rear wheels to… … Useful english dictionary
spin — spin1 S3 [spın] v past tense and past participle spun [spʌn] present participle spinning ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(turn around)¦ 2 somebody s head is spinning 3¦(situation/information)¦ 4 spin a tale/story/yarn 5¦(wool/cotton)¦ 6¦(drive)¦ 7 spin your wheels … Dictionary of contemporary English
