B2 — Upper Intermediate💼 Work & Money
Fare il giro dell'oca
To go round in circles
Literal Translation
"To play the goose chase"
What it means
To go through a long bureaucratic or commercial process without progress
Example in context
"Per ottenere il permesso, ho fatto il giro dell'oca tra uffici per mesi."
"To get the permit, I went round in circles between offices for months."
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