М108
СТОИТЬ (ТОПТАТЬСЯcoll, ОСТАВАТЬСЯ) НА (ОДНОМ) МЕСТЕ
VPsubj:
human, collect, or
abstr) (of a person or group) to act, do
sth. ineffectively, not make progress(of an
abstr act notion, often life, work
etc) not to develop, not improve
X топчется на месте — X is making no headway
X is getting nowhere (fast)person X is spinning his wheelsperson X is marking timeperson X is on a treadmillthing X is static (at a standstill).