Meanings
verbrun 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)
present singular third person runs rings around · participle present running rings around · past ran rings around · alternative run rings round
- idiomaticSynonym of run circles around.
Liverpool ran rings around Ipswich in a 5-0 victory on Saturday.
Synonyms: run circles around
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of run circles around.
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Translations
Russian заткнуть за пояс
- заткнуть за пояс (zatknutʹ za pojas)Translations
Spanish dar sopas con honda, dar cien vueltas
- dar sopas con hondaTranslations
- dar cien vueltasTranslations
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run rings around,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20rings%20around.
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