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ran rings around

ran rings around is the simple past of run rings around.

Meaning of run rings around

Verb

run rings around (third-person singular simple present runs rings around, present participle running rings around, simple past ran rings around, past participle run rings around)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of run circles around.
    • Liverpool ran rings around Ipswich in a 5-0 victory on Saturday.

Questions about ran rings around

What is ran rings around the simple past of?
Ran rings around is the simple past of run rings around.

Words near ran rings around in the dictionary

  1. ran out the clock
  2. ran over
  3. ran past
  4. ran point
  5. ran rampant
  6. ran rings around
  7. ran riot
  8. ran roughshod over
  9. ran scared
  10. ran short
  11. ran someone off their feet

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