round and round

British  

adverb

1. following a circuitous or circular course for a comparatively long time, esp vainly

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round and round Idioms  

1. Also, around and around. In circles, as in You've gone round and round with the same argument and we still have no solution. This idiom transfers moving in a circle to mental or verbal activities. [Second half of 1800s]

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round and round

“Councils can drag everything to a glacial pace, just going round and round in circles,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Until someone produces a lander, all the astronauts can do is go round and round the moon and admire its “magnificent desolation,” as Buzz Aldrin put it.

From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026

She asks if it can spin the other rod, and it too spins round and round.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2024

The wheels on the bus aren’t going round and round in our house.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2023

All morning you could hear the rattle of the machine as it went round and round, while the tall grass fell down behind the cutter bar in long green swathes.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White