词组 | get round |
释义 | get round 1. get round sth BrE if you get round a problem, you find a way of dealing with it, especially by avoiding it: ▪ We're having a problem with one of the machines, but don't worry, we'll get round it somehow. ▪ When the train drivers held a one-day strike many commuters got round the problem by taking the day off. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get around, ↑get over 2. get round sth BrE if you get round a law or rule, you find a legal way of doing something which the law or rule was intended to prevent: ▪ Arms manufacturers found ways of getting round the ban on trade with Iraq. ▪ Skilful lawyers are often able to get round laws intended to regulate particular business activities. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get around 3. get round BrE if news or information gets round, a lot of people hear about it: ▪ News soon got round that Nick was back in town. ▪ It's a small place so gossip get round pretty quickly. word gets round (=many people hear something) ▪ Word must have got round that the band were staying there, and by evening the hotel was surrounded by screaming fans. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get around, ↑get about 4. get round sb not passive BrE to gently persuade someone to do what you want by being friendly to them: ▪ Freddie knows exactly how to get round his mum. ▪ If she thinks she can get round me with her soft talk, she can think again. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get around 5. there's no getting round sth BrE especially spoken used when talking about an unpleasant fact that cannot be changed or ignored: ▪ There's no getting round the fact that even in the church, racism is a problem. ■ SIMILAR TO: there's no getting around sth, there's no getting away from sth 6. get round to sth BrE to finally do something that you have been intending to do for a long time: ▪ "Didn't you ever learn to drive?" "I was always meaning to, but somehow I never got round to it." get round to doing sth ▪ When the office finally got round to answering my letter, it was too late. ■ SIMILAR TO: get around to sth |
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