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run circles round

run circles round is the alternative form of run circles around.

Meaning of run circles around

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively) To outperform by a great margin.
    • You may think you're a good seller Carla, but Rickey will run circles around you any day!

Forms of run circles round

third-person singular presentruns circles round
present participlerunning circles round
pastran circles round
past participlerun circles round

Questions about run circles round

What is run circles round the alternative form of?
Run circles round is the alternative form of run circles around.

Words near run circles round in the dictionary

  1. run books
  2. run by
  3. run chase
  4. run chases
  5. run circles around
  6. run circles round
  7. run counter
  8. run deep
  9. run down
  10. run down the clock
  11. run dry

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