κεντέω τὸν πῶλον περὶ τὴν νύσσαν → of impetuous haste, goad the foal around the turning post
P. ἀλυσιτελῶς (Xen.), P. and V. ἀνόνητα (Plato, Republic and Eur., Electra 507).
in vain: P. and V. μάτην, ἄλλως, διὰ κενῆς, V. ματαίως, ἄκραντα; see in vain, under vain.
