spin one's wheels

spin someone's wheels

To excite someone; to stir someone's emotions.

at pains

Making careful effort (to).

land in someone's lap

To come into somebody's possession without that person making any effo…

go round in circles

To repeatedly do the same thing without making any progress.

pull one's socks up

To start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts.

starving artist

A person who works as an artist or performer despite making little or …