I feel like I am stuck on a hamster wheel at work.
hamster wheel
idiomTo cycle fruitlessly.
He realized he was on a hamster wheel, working long hours every day but never actually finishing his projects.
The constant cycle of repetitive tasks left her feeling trapped on a hamster wheel, unable to make any meaningful progress toward her long-term goals.
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big wheel
A person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.
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break the wheel
To end a pattern of oppression, inequality, injustice, or abuse.
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fifth wheel
Anything superfluous or unnecessary.
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reinvent the wheel
To do work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily by others; to attempt to devise a solution to a problem when a solution already exists.
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set one's shoulder to the wheel
Synonym of put one's shoulder to the wheel.
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take the wheel
To assume control of a situation.
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third wheel
An individual or object that serves no useful purpose.
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wheel away
To run around in celebration