It may run around in circles or not move at all.

它可能会遇到兜圈子或不动都没有。

youdao

Well, a chicken with its head cut off actually does run around in circles.

是的，鸡被砍掉头以后还真是转着圈跑。

youdao

I'm trying to do three jobs at once and I'm only managing to run around in circles.

我正在努力同时做三份工作，只能忙得团团转。

youdao

We're not going to run around in circles forever.

我们并不想一直徒劳无益。

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From the clouds, the little girl's spirit watched her family escape into the Laotian jungle, run around in circles for four years, and then surface on the banks of the Mekong River in Thailand starving survivors.

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He doesn't run around in big circles with a big footprint.

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There are obviously smart folks on the right and many conservatives who, no doubt, could run circles around me in terms of technical sophistication.

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