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run rings around

run rings around verb: synonym of run circles 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.

Synonyms of run rings around

Forms of run rings around

third-person singular presentruns rings around
present participlerunning rings around
pastran rings around
past participlerun rings around
alternative formrun rings round

Origin of run rings around

See run circles around.

Questions about run rings around

What does run rings around mean?
Run rings around means synonym of run circles around.
What part of speech is run rings around?
Run rings around is a verb.
What is the past tense of run rings around?
The past tense of run rings around is ran rings around.

Words near run rings around in the dictionary

  1. run past
  2. run point
  3. run rampant
  4. run rate
  5. run rates
  6. run rings around
  7. run rings round
  8. run riot
  9. run roughshod over
  10. run round in circles
  11. run scared

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