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run rings round

run rings round is the alternative form 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.

Forms of run rings round

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

Questions about run rings round

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

Words near run rings round in the dictionary

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

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