How to Pronounce "chase your tail"
expression
ˈtʃeɪs/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈteɪɫ
CHAYS yoor TAYL
tʃˈeɪs/ /jˈɔː/ /tˈeɪl
ch-AYS yaw TAYL
Definition
To be very busy doing many things, but not achieving much, like working very hard with little or no result.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtʃeɪs/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈteɪɫ
British English
tʃˈeɪs/ /jˈɔː/ /tˈeɪl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
CHAYS yoor TAYL
UK
ch-AYS yaw TAYL
Listen in Context
I spent all morning chasing my tail at work.
Sometimes I feel like I’m just chasing my tail at home.
We’re chasing our tails trying to fix this problem.
After hours of emails, I realized I was just chasing my tail and nothing got done.