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round and round

British

adverb

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

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round and round Idioms

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]

Example Sentences

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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

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

From BBC • Aug. 6, 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

It had felt as though sparks were going round and round inside her head and flashing out of her eyes.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

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