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PRONUNCIATION OF RUN RINGS AROUND

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RUN RINGS AROUND

run into
run its course
run of the mill
run off
run off at the mouth
run off with
run on
run out
run out on
run over
run riot
run something up the flagpole
run the gauntlet
run the show
run through
run time
run to
run to earth
run up
run wild

WORDS THAT END LIKE RUN RINGS AROUND

all-around
all-round
around
background
bound
break new ground
campground
fall to the ground
foreground
get around
get off the ground
ground
into the ground
playground
round
surround
the high ground
to the ground
turnaround
underground
year-round

Synonyms and antonyms of run rings around in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «run rings around» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RUN RINGS AROUND

Find out the translation of run rings around to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of run rings around from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «run rings around» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

各地跑环
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

anillos Corriendo alrededor
570 millions of speakers

English

run rings around
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चारों ओर रन के छल्ले
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المدى حلقات حول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Run кольца вокруг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anéis de correr ao redor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চারপাশে রিং চালান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

exécution des anneaux autour de
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lari cincin sekitar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Laufringe um
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

走り回るリング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주위 실행 반지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbukak dering
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chạy vòng quanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுற்றி மோதிரங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सभोवताल रिंग करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Etrafında halkaları çalıştır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anelli di correre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pierścienie biegać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Run кільця навколо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inele rula în jurul valorii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

run δαχτυλίδια γύρω από
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hardloop ringe rondom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kör ringar runt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjøre ringer rundt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of run rings around

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RUN RINGS AROUND»

The term «run rings around» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.352 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RUN RINGS AROUND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about run rings around

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUN RINGS AROUND»

Discover the use of run rings around in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to run rings around and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
—The New York Times (blog, 5/25/2011) Though President Obama has run rings around the Republican Party in the debt-ceiling debate, that party can yet emerge victorious if it will stick to its guns. —Manchester Union-Leader (7/20/2011) ...
Peter Bengelsdorf
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Healing for Damaged Emotions Workbook
Ideal for both personal or small-group use, this workbook combines the entire text of Healing for Damaged Emotions, as well as small-group study guide material, Scriptural meditations and journaling exercises.
David A. Seamands, Beth Funk, 1992
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
4; RUN RINGS AROUND. run around like a chicken 9See LIKE A CHICKEN WITH ITS HEAD CUT OFF. run around with 9 See RUN AROUND, def. 2. run a temperature 9 See RUN A FEVER. run a tight ship 9 See TIGHT SHIP. run away 1.
Christine Ammer, 2013
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A Grave in the Air
Most of the girls could run rings around chaps like that.” “Did you run rings around chaps like that?” I asked. “Oh, ever so easily,” she said, straightening her shoulders. I thought about the young people in the last photograph: Aunt Philippa , my ...
Stephen Henighan, 2007
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Kel Richards' Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Someone who can'run rings around'others. It hastwo meanings. 1. In a shearing shed the ringeris the fastestshearer in the shed (because he can'run rings around ' the other shearers). 2. On acattle stationall the stockmen are called ...
Kel Richards, 2013
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MotorBoating
Another reason MerCruiser runs rings around all other stern drives N I competitive eight...until you bring it in for gas. Take command of the MerCruiser 165, and let yourself go. This lean six can run rings around competitive sixes and some ...
7
Popular Mechanics
I'm still in a state of disbelief from reading your editorial that stated a Camry V6 or Maxima or any of the cars mentioned "would run rings around most of the muscle cars and sports cars of the '60s." Do you really expect me to believe any of ...
8
MotorBoating
Even ' though this l88-horsepower superstar E shorter, lower and more compact than , ;' six. . . it can run rings around compeuiii'i 'N: with up to 40 more horsepower. '"I'The flashing compact power of the 888 is jus beginning of MerCruiser ...
9
Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... of mine at a village fair Run rings around someone: Do things more efficiently than someone * That stenographer runs rings around his colleagues in the same trade Run riot: Behave in a disorderly way or undisciplined manner or be beyond  ...
Shori, A K, 2010
10
The Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus
ring finger finger next to the little finger, esp. of the left hand. run rings around colloq. outclass or outwit (another person). ringed adj. [also in comb.]. 1⁄2 n. 2 loop, circlet, belt; hoop, quoit. 4 rink, arena. 6 gang, band, pack, clan; (secret) society.
Elizabeth Jewell, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUN RINGS AROUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term run rings around is used in the context of the following news items.
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Windows 10 to run rings around customers
Microsoft's top operating system executive today confirmed that the two main Windows 10 update and upgrade "branches" will offer customers multiple "rings," or ... «Computerworld, Jul 15»
2
Relay walkers run rings around cancer
In May 1985, Dr. Gordy Klatt walked and ran around a track in Tacoma, Wash. .... The relay is neither a race nor run, rather it is a family oriented event with plenty ... «Post-Bulletin, Jul 15»
3
Kevin Locke pledges to 'run rings' around Salford
Kevin Locke has pledged to "run rings around them" if he faces his old club Salford in the Super League qualifiers. The former New Zealand Test fullback made ... «3News NZ, Jul 15»
4
Obama can run rings around Bob
Obama can run rings around Bob. A picture from twitter which has been doing the rounds since Robert Mugabe arrived in SA. «The Citizen, Jul 15»
5
Iranian Nuclear Negotiators Run Rings Around Ours
Clearly, nobody in the Obama administration knows how to play poker (“Iran Negotiators Willing to Breach Deadline,” World News, June 23). Experts predicted ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
6
Will Wiese run rings around the FSB's probe?
Contrary to expectations in some quarters, it seems the Financial Services Board might actually have the stomach for a battle with the country's richest man, the ... «Times LIVE, Jun 15»
7
Tories' manifesto pledges run rings around Labour's, argues …
For all the ins and outs of each party's programme, the overall theme is no different today than it has been for generations. Labour wants to take, the Tories to ... «Express.co.uk, Apr 15»
8
Chinese diplomats run rings around Australia
Successive Australian governments have failed to talk with honesty and nuance about China, making challenges posed by the rising power look more daunting ... «The Age, Mar 15»
9
Boston's Games will run rings around others
The 2024 Olympics have come to a close. Be proud, Boston, we pulled it off, showing the world that the Hub glows far brighter than merely that big flashing Citgo ... «Boston Globe, Jan 15»
10
New RF circulator to run rings around old technology
In the world of electronic components, there are many devices out there that do their job well and reliably, but are almost never heard of – even though they may ... «Gizmag, Nov 14»

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