- run rings round
- Defeat easily. Overshadow
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
run rings round
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run rings round — To be markedly superior to ● ring … Useful english dictionary
run rings round someone — phrase to do something much better than someone else She ran rings around all the other kids in her class. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: run … Useful english dictionary
run rings round — ► run (or make) rings round (or around) informal outclass or outwit easily. Main Entry: ↑ring … English terms dictionary
run rings round (someone) — run rings around/round (someone) to have much more skill, ability, or intelligence than someone else. Why does he talk to Alison as if she s stupid, when we all know she could run rings around him? … New idioms dictionary
run rings round someone — to do something much better than someone else She ran rings around all the other kids in her class … English dictionary
run rings a round somebody — run ˈrings a round/round sb idiom (informal) to be much better at doing sth than sb else • I used to beat my son at chess but now he runs rings a round me. Main entry: ↑ringidiom … Useful english dictionary
run rings around (someone) — run rings around/round (someone) to have much more skill, ability, or intelligence than someone else. Why does he talk to Alison as if she s stupid, when we all know she could run rings around him? … New idioms dictionary
run (or make) rings round (or around) — informal outclass or outwit (someone) easily. → ring … English new terms dictionary
run/make rings round — ► run (or make) rings round (or around) informal outclass or outwit easily. Main Entry: ↑ring … English terms dictionary
run/make rings round/around — ► run (or make) rings round (or around) informal outclass or outwit easily. Main Entry: ↑ring … English terms dictionary
