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round and round

adverb

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

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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Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

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Round and round he goes, where are the players, nobody knows.

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"I feel like I'm going round and round in circles and end up in the same situation every single day," she says.

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"We were going round and round in circles," remembers Tom.

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Piles of travel-worn cardboard boxes and pristine instrument cases stood stacked at one end of the cracked asphalt as scores of young performers marched, danced and played in tight formation, round and round the vast expanse.

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