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

Father, Betsie, and I found places to sit on a narrow bench that ran around the sides.

From Literature

And now she was back to fretting about my running around with boys, worrying that Ba would somehow find out and disapprove, doubting that I could snag a boy like James.

From Literature

I always wanted to be in the grass or playing football, just running around to drain my energy.

From BBC

It has batting cages, climbing walls, golf simulators and fields to run around in those cleats before walking out with them.

From The Wall Street Journal

One kid is drawing on the front walkway with chalk, and one is running around with one of those bubble wands.

From Literature