go all around the Wrekin

English

Etymology

From the Wrekin, a large and prominent hill in Shropshire.

Verb

go all around the Wrekin (third-person singular simple present goes all around the Wrekin, present participle going all around the Wrekin, simple past went all around the Wrekin, past participle gone all around the Wrekin)

1. (West Midlands, idiomatic) Take a long time to arrive.

See also

• go all around the houses
• long way around
• scenic route

References

• Jennifer Meierhans (2016 November 6) “England's oddest phrases explained”, in BBC News‎^[1], BBC