run rings around

English

Alternative forms

• run rings round

Etymology

See run circles around.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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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.

Translations

Translations

• Russian: заткнуть за пояс (ru) (zatknutʹ za pojas)
• Spanish: dar sopas con honda, dar cien vueltas