- ˌrun aˈround
- phrasal verb
to be very busy doing a lot of different thingsI've been running around all day.[/ex]
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ˌrun aˈround
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run|a|round — «RUHN uh ROWND», noun. 1. Informal. evasion or indefinite postponement of action, especially in regard to a request; avoidance: »Even those who would probably get visas hate to take the risk of getting a consular runaround (Time). 2. type set… … Useful english dictionary
run rings round someone — phrase to do something much better than someone else She ran rings around all the other kids in her class. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: run … Useful english dictionary
run rings round — ► run (or make) rings round (or around) informal outclass or outwit easily. Main Entry: ↑ring … English terms dictionary
run rings round (someone) — run rings around/round (someone) to have much more skill, ability, or intelligence than someone else. Why does he talk to Alison as if she s stupid, when we all know she could run rings around him? … New idioms dictionary
run rings round — Defeat easily. Overshadow … A concise dictionary of English slang
run rings round someone — to do something much better than someone else She ran rings around all the other kids in her class … English dictionary
run round — ˌrun a ˈround ˌrun ˈround [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they run around he/she/it runs around … Useful english dictionary
run round after — ˌrun a ˈround after ˌrun ˈround after [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they run around after he/she/it runs around after present participle … Useful english dictionary
run around after — ˌrun a ˈround after ˌrun ˈround after [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they run around after he/she/it runs around after present participle running around after … Useful english dictionary
