run rings around

Also, run circles around. Be markedly superior to, as in Ethan runs rings around David in chess, or In spelling, Karen runs circles around her classmates. The first term, dating from the late 1800s, alludes to a horse running around a riding ring much faster than the others.

Words Nearby run rings around

runout
run out of
run out on
runover
runproof
run rings around
run riot
run scared
run short
run someone in
run someone off his or her feet

How to use run rings around in a sentence

That horse of mine kin run rings around anything they've got.
Prairie Flowers | James B. Hendryx
Why, you can run rings around Renton when it comes to playing short!
Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team | Lester Chadwick
But he never saw the day that you couldnt run rings around him.
Baseball Joe, Home Run King | Lester Chadwick

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