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

Anita, you and I, in particular, have gone round and round on this one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 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

Whenever one of the missiles landed intact on the rubble pile, she would seize it, standing in full view as she whirled the corded iron round and round, releasing it in a blur of speed.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques