around
Related to around: get around
around (someone or something)
1. Encircling someone or something. You guys don't all need to stand around me—back up!
2. Close to a particular person, place, or thing. I haven't lived around here for very long, so I don't know where any of the good restaurants are.
See also: around
up and around
Moving around, especially after a period of injury, illness, or inactivity. After months in a cast, I'm finally up and around again, thank goodness! The surgery went very well, and the doctor is optimistic that she'll be up and around soon. We're all thrilled to be up and around after seven hours on a bus!
See also: and, around, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
*around someone or something
1. enclosing someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; go ~; circle ~.) The white picket fence is around the house and the yard. Jimmy was crying loudly. A ring of children circled around him, singing "Happy Birthday."
2. near someone or something in this vicinity. (*Typically: be ~; hang ~; live ~.) How long have you been around here? I don't like people like that hanging around me.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
around
/round the clock Throughout the entire 24 hours of the day; continuously.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- (a little/bit) rough around the edge
- (a little/bit) rough around the edges
- (a)round the bend
- (a)round the clock
- (a)round the corner
- (a)round these parts
- (one's) whole world came crashing down around (one)
- (some) time (a)round
- F-ing around
- Heads up!
- Mickey Mouse around
- See you around
- What goes around, comes around
- What's going on?
- a millstone around (one's) neck
- a millstone around your neck
- a millstone around/round somebody's neck
- albatross (a)round (one's) neck
- albatross around one's neck
- albatross around one's neck, an
- all (a)round
- all around Robin Hood's barn
- all around town
- an albatross around your neck
- argue around and around
- around
- around (one's) ears
- around (someone or something)
- around Robin Hood's barn
- around and around
- around here
- around the bend
- around the block
- around the corner
- around the horn
- around/round the clock
- arse around
- ask (one) around
- ask (someone) around
- ask around
- ask around about
- at around
- balls around
- bandy around
- bang around
- bash around
- bat around
- be around
- be green around the gills
- be running around in circles
- be running around like a headless chicken
- be up and around
- beat about the bush
- beat about/around the bush
- beat around the bush
- beat around/about the bush, to
- been around
- been around (the block)
- been around the block
- big around as a molasses barrel
- blab around
- blue around the gills
- bomb around
- boss (one) around
- boss around
- bounce around
- brace around
- bring (something) crashing down (around) (one)
- bring around
- build around
- build around (someone or something)
- bum around
- bum around with (one)
- bustle around
- call around
- carry about
- carry around
- cast about
- cast around
- cast around for
- cast around for (someone or something)
- cat around
- center around
- center around (someone or something)
- chase (someone or something) around
- chase around
- chase around after
- chase around after (someone or something)
- chippy around
- circle around
- clatter around
- close (in) around (someone or something)
- close around
- clown around
- cluster around
- cluster around (someone or something)
- coil around
- coil around (someone or something)
- collect around
- collect around (someone or something)
- come (a)round
- come around
- crap around
- crash around
- crouch around
- crowd around
- crowd around (someone or something)
- cruise around in
- cruise around in (something)
- cut around
- cut around (something)
- dart around
- dick (someone) around
- dick around
- dilly-dally (around) with (someone or something)
- dog around
- don't monkey around with me
- don't play (around) with me
- don't see you around here much anymore
- don't see you much around here anymore
- doss around
- drag ass around
- drape (something) around (someone or something)
- drape around
- drive (one) (a)round the bend
- drive around
- drive around the bend
- drive someone around the bend
- drop around
- drop around (sometime)
- edge around
- edge around (something)
- effing around
- enough to go around
- entwine around
- entwine around (someone or something)
- every time (one) turns around
- every time I turn around
- every time one turns around
- faff around
- fanny around
- fart around
- faunch around
- feel around
- feel around (for someone or something)
- ferret around
- ferry (someone) around
- ferry around
- fiddle around
- fidget around
- find a way around
- find a/(one's) way around (someone or something)
- find way around
- fish around
- fit around
- fit around (something)
- flail around
- flap around
- flash around
- fling (someone or something) around
- fling around
- flip around
- float around
- flock around
- flock around (someone or something)
- flop around
- flounder around
- flutter about
- flutter around (something)
- fly around
- follow (someone or something) around
- follow about
- fool around
- fool around with (someone or something)
- footle around
- forage around for (something)
- fray around the edges
- fray at the edges
- fray at/around the edges/seams
- fuck around
- fuck around with (someone or something)
- fuck around with someone
- fuck someone around
- full circle, come
- fuss (around) with (something)
- fuss about
- fuss around
- futz around
- gad around
- gallivant around
- galumph around
- gather (a)round (someone or something)
- gather around
- gaze around
- gaze around at (someone or something)
- get (one's) arms around (something)
- get (one's) head around (something)
- get (one's) mind around (something)
- get (one's) tongue around (something)
- get (someone) around the table
- get about
- get around
- get around the table
- get around to (doing something)
- get around to (something)
- get around to doing
- get your head around something
- get your tongue round/around something
- glance around
- glance around (some thing or place)
- go (a)round in circles
- go (all) around the houses
- go about
- go about with
- go around
- go around Robin Hood's barn
- go around and around
- go around doing
- go around in circles
- go around in circles, to
- go around with (someone)
- good around
- goof around
- goof off
- green about the gills
- green around the gills
- grope
- grope (around/about) for (someone or something)
- group (someone or something) around (someone or something)
- group around
- grub around
- grub around for (something)
- grub around in (something)
- guide (someone) around
- guide around
- hack around
- hand around
- hang around
- haul around
- have (someone or something) around
- have (someone) around for (something)
- have (someone) turned around (one's) (little) finger
- have (someone) twisted around (one's) (little) finger
- have (someone) wound around (one's) (little) finger
- have (someone) wrapped around (one's) (little) finger
- have a (good) sniff around
- have a poke around
- have a sniff around
- have about
- have around
- have been around
- have been around the block
- have been around the block a few times
- hell around
- horse around
- hover around
- hover around (someone or something)
- huddle around
- huddle around (someone or something)
- hurl around
- jack around
- jack someone around
- jerk around
- jerk someone around
- jockey around
- joke around
- joke around with (one)
- josh around
- jostle around
- juggle around
- jump around
- just around the corner
- just around/round the corner
- keep about
- keep around
- kick around
- kick some ass
- kick some ass around
- kick some butt
- kick the gong around
- kid around
- klutz around
- knock about
- knock around
- know (one's) way about
- know (one's) way around
- know all the answers
- know one's way around
- know way around
- know your way about/around
- lash around
- lay around
- laze around
- lead (one) (around) by the nose
- lead someone by the nose
- leave (something) around
- leave (something) lying around
- leave around
- lie around
- linger around
- litter (something) around
- litter about
- loaf around
- loiter around
- loll around
- lollygag around
- look around
- look around for
- look around for (someone or something)
- look around some place
- lounge around
- louse around
- lurk around
- make the world go round
- mess around
- mess around mess about
- mess around with (someone or something)
- mess around with someone
- mess around with something mess about with something
- mill around
- millstone (around one's neck), to bear/carry a
- millstone around (one's) neck
- millstone around one's neck
- moist around the edges
- money makes the world go around
- monkey around
- monkey around with
- monkey around with (someone or something)
- monkey around with someone
- monkey around with something
- mooch around (somewhere)
- moon about
- moon around
- mope
- mope around
- move around
- move around and move about
- muck around
- muddle around
- next, first, second, etc. time around/round
- noise about
- noise around
- noodle around
- noodle over
- nose about
- nose around
- nose around for (someone or something)
- not beat about the bush
- not beat about/around the bush
- not beat around the bush
- order (one) around
- order about
- order around
- pace around
- pace around hot porridge like a cat
- pal around
- pal around (with someone)
- pal around with someone
- pale around the gills
- pass (something) around
- pass around
- pass the hat
- pass the hat (around)
- pass the hat round
- pass the hat round/around
- peer around
- phutz around
- piddle around
- piss around
- pitch around
- pivot around (something)
- play around
- play around with (something)
- play around with someone
- poke about
- poke around
- poke around in (something)
- poodle around
- pootle around
- pop around
- pop around (for a visit)
- potter around
- pout around
- prance around
- prowl about
- prowl around
- pry around
- pull around
- pull around to
- pull around to (something or some place)
- push (one's) weight around
- push (someone or something) around in (something)
- push about
- push about in
- push around
- pussyfoot (around)
- pussyfoot around
- putter around
- putz around
- race around
- rake around
- rally around
- rat around
- rattle around (something or some place)
- rattle around in
- revolve around
- revolve around (someone or something)
- ride around
- ring around
- ring around (someone or something)
- roam about
- roam around
- rock around
- roll around
- romp around
- root about
- root around
- root around for (something)
- root around in (something)
- root around in (something) for (something)
- rough around the edges
- round and round
- round the clock
- route (someone or something) around (something or some place)
- route around
- rummage around
- rummage around for (something)
- rummage around in (something)
- rummage around in (something) for (something)
- run (a)round in circles
- run around
- run around after
- run around after (someone or something)
- run around in circles
- run around in circles, to
- run around like a blue-arsed fly
- run around like a chicken with its head cut off
- run around like a chicken with its head cut off and run in circles
- run around like a headless chicken
- run around with
- run around with (someone)
- run circles around
- run circles around (someone or something)
- run circles around (someone)
- run circles around someone
- run circles/rings around, to
- run in circles
- run rings around
- run rings around (one)
- run rings around (someone or something)
- run rings around someone
- run rings around/round somebody/something
- run rings round (one)
- run rings round (someone or something)
- run with
- rush around like a blue-arsed fly
- sail around
- scatter about
- scatter about and scatter around
- scatter around
- scavenge (around) for (something)
- scout around
- scout around (for someone or something)
- scratch about
- scratch around
- screw (one) around
- screw around
- screw around with
- screw around with (someone or something)
- screw around with someone or something
- scrounge (around )
- scrounge (around for someone or something)
- scrounge around
- scrounge around (for someone or something)
- see around
- send (one) (a)round the bend
- send (one) round the twist
- send around
- send around for
- send around for (someone or something)
- serve around
- shop (something) around
- shop around
- shop around (for something)
- shove (one) around
- shove around
- show (someone or something) around
- show around
- sit around
- skate around
- skirt around
- skirt around (someone or something)
- slap (one) around
- slap around
- sleep around
- sleep around the clock
- slide around
- slink around
- slip around
- slop around
- slosh around
- slouch around
- sneak around
- sniff around
- snoop around
- spatter around
- spaz around
- spin around
- splash about
- splash around
- sprawl about
- sprawl around
- spread around
- stagger around
- stand around
- stick around
- stir around
- storm around
- stroll around
- strut around
- swap around
- swarm around
- swarm around (someone or something)
- swim around
- swing around
- swirl around
- swish around
- switch around
- take (one) around
- take around
- talk around
- tear around
- the other way around
- the other way around/round
- the other way round
- there's no getting around (something)
- thrash about
- thrash around
- throng around
- throw (one's) money around
- throw (one's) weight about
- throw (one's) weight around
- throw around
- throw name around
- throw one's weight around
- throw one's weight around, to
- throw one’s weight around
- throw weight around
- throw your money about/around
- throw your weight about/around
- throw your weight around
- tinker around
- tinker around with (something)
- tiptoe around (someone or something)
- tool around
- toss around
- tout around
- trace around
- traipse around
- tuck around
- turn (someone) around (one's) (little) finger
- turn around
- turn around (something)
- turn around and (do something)
- turn round/around and do something
- twine around
- twist (someone) around (one's) (little) finger
- twist around
- twist around little finger
- twist around one's finger
- twist someone around your little finger
- twist/wind around one's little finger, to
- twist/wind/wrap somebody around/round your little finger
- up and about
- waffle around
- wait around
- walk around
- waltz around
- wander about
- wave around
- weave around
- wet around the edges
- what goes around comes around
- wheel around
- whip around
- whirl around
- whisk (one) around
- whisk around
- whisper around
- white around the gills
- wind (someone) around (one's) (little) finger
- wind around
- wind around one's finger
- wobble about
- word gets around
- work around
- work around (someone or something)
- work around to
- wrap (one's) head around
- wrap (someone) around (one's) (little) finger
- wrap (someone) around (one's) little finger
- wrap around
- wrap car around
- wrap one’s car around something
- wrapped around (one's) little finger
- wreathe around
- yank around
- yank someone around
- yoke around neck