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

“There’s issues we could go round and round on, which we’re not going to do.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2025

"We could see people in the distance but there was no way to get to them. We went round and round until we spotted a car somewhere in the forest," Mwiti said.

From Reuters ● Apr. 26, 2023

Boots lay down, but, feeling excited, he stood up again and began to prowl, round and round in his narrow prison.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks