run around

verb

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

2. to behave in a fickle or promiscuous manner

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

Idioms and Phrases

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]

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]

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

Example Sentences

His bullying Isaiah sprints from pep talks to threats in the same breath and runs around in nifty outfits covered in weighted beads.

From Los Angeles Times

She contacted a local singing coach, who told McLachlan to run around the block as fast as she could.

From Los Angeles Times

“We have seen cockroaches run around the cash register and they have been found dead in the kitchen,” the complaint read.

From Los Angeles Times

When Youngjin looked out of his office window and saw armoured trucks and immigration enforcement officers running around with guns, he was surprised, but not worried.

From BBC

Redford runs around downtown New York in a blazer and jeans and you see a glimpse of the whole of unpretentious action stardom that followed.

From Los Angeles Times