run around

British  

verb

1. (often foll by with) to associate habitually (with)

2. to behave in a fickle or promiscuous manner

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noun

1. informal deceitful or evasive treatment of a person (esp in the phrase give or get the run-around )

2. printing an arrangement of printed matter in which the column width is narrowed to accommodate an illustration

run around Idioms  

1. Go about hurriedly here and there, as in I have been running around all day so I want to stay home tonight and relax . [Early 1900s]

2. Also, run around with . Associate or consort with socially, as in At college she began to run around with a very liberal group . [Late 1800s]

3. Be sexually unfaithful, as in She caught him running around just once too often and finally sued for divorce . [Early 1900s]

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Example Sentences

He sometimes came with his two young children, who ran around while he trained.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her co-workers at the departure gate would be running around trying to find them while she would have to explain to customers why there was a delay, which happened on one in every four flights.

From The Wall Street Journal

I remember because I just saw everybody running around in my house, moving stuff around.

From Los Angeles Times

Herrera said athletes must get in their workouts beyond running around the school track to be able to compete well in cross-country or distance races in track and field.

From Los Angeles Times

It gave me something else to focus on than the garbage running around in my upset head.

From Literature

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