You could ask him, but I think you are just spinning your wheels.

你可以问他，但我觉得你是在白费力气。

youdao

You won't waste time spinning your wheels or deciding what to do next.

这样你也不会花费大量的时间去磨洋工或是决定接下来要做什么了。

youdao

And it's not even desirable to do a huge task list - you're just spinning your wheels.

甚至列出一个庞大的任务清单也是不可取的——你只是在白费力气。

youdao

If you want to stop spinning your wheels over the Israeli-Palestinian struggle, forget about truth and justice.

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To avoid spinning your wheels and wasting time, make sure you're on the same page as your manager.

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That beats than spinning your wheels for another ten years.

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