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run round — ˌrun a ˈround ˌrun ˈround [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they run around he/she/it runs around …   Useful english dictionary

run round — phrasal verb run around or run round [intransitive] Word forms run around : present tense I/you/we/they run around he/she/it runs around present participle running around past tense ran around past participle run around to be very busy doing a… …   English dictionary

run round — phr verb Run round is used with these nouns as the object: ↑room …   Collocations dictionary

ˌrun ˈround — phrasal verb same as run around …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

run round after — ˌrun a ˈround after ˌrun ˈround after [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they run around after he/she/it runs around after present participle …   Useful english dictionary

run round in circles — To act in too frenzied a way to achieve anything useful • • • Main Entry: ↑circle * * * run round in ˈcircles idiom (informal) to be busy doing sth without achieving anything important or making progress Main entry: ↑circle …   Useful english dictionary

run round after — phrasal verb run around after or run round after [transitive] Word forms run around after : present tense I/you/we/they run around after he/she/it runs around after present participle running around after past tense ran around after past… …   English dictionary

run round in circles —    People who run round in circles have difficulty in achieving something because of lack of organization.     Running round in circles will get us nowhere we need to set up a plan …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

run round in circles — ► go (or run) round in circles informal do something for a long time without achieving anything. Main Entry: ↑circle …   English terms dictionary

go (or run) round in circles — informal do something for a long time without achieving anything. → circle …   English new terms dictionary

run around after — ˌrun a ˈround after ˌrun ˈround after [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they run around after he/she/it runs around after present participle running around after …   Useful english dictionary