run rings around

English

Alternative forms

run rings round

Pronunciation

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Verb

run rings around (third-person singular simple present runs rings around, present participle running rings around, simple past ran rings around, past participle run rings around)

(idiomatic) To demonstrate superiority, or greater skill than another person, team or group of people.
Liverpool ran rings around Ipswich in a 5-0 victory on Saturday.

Synonyms

run circles around

Translations

Russian: заткнуть за пояс (ru) (zatknutʹ za pojas)
Spanish: dar sopas con honda, dar cien vueltas

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