From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgo/run around in circlesgo/run around in circlesAROUND/ROUNDto think or argue about something without deciding anything or making progress → circle
Examples from the Corpus
go/run around in circles• She jumps up and down and runs around in circles.• That's why there are no solutions and the characters endlessly go around in circles in discussions.• We've got to solve the problem instead of running around in circles, writing letters that never get answered.• I had a tendency to run around in circles getting more and more worked up. 