go round in small circles
- go round in small circles
попусту терять время; ≈ хлопот много, толку мало [первонач. о кошке, ловящей собственный хвост]
‘...She knew just how John's illness was going to develop, and she knew just what to do for him to make him comfortable.’ ‘Then for heaven's sake,’ said Oliver, ‘why not let her get on with it, instead of wearing yourself running round John in small circles?’ (M. Dickens, ‘The Happy Prisoner’, ch. 8) — - ...Элизабет знает, как будет развиваться болезнь Джона и все, что надо сделать, чтобы Джон чувствовал себя лучше. - Тогда, ради всего святого, - сказал Оливер, - пусть она и ухаживает за Джоном вместо тебя. Ты совсем измучилась с ним, а пользы от тебя мало.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа»..
2006.
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