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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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