circle gets the square
circle gets the square
cliché Said when one is awarded something or gets something correct. A phrase commonly heard on the game show Hollywood Squares, which was based on the gameplay of tic-tac-toe. Primarily heard in US. A: "I'm writing up the roster now. Who wants Monday off?" B: "I should get the day off. I've been working for six days straight!" A: "All right, circle gets the square." A: "Who can tell me the year that France and Britain signed the Treaty of Amiens?" B: "Um, 1802?" A: "Ding, ding, ding, circle gets the square! Nice work, Bradley."
See also: circle, get, square
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
- a/the feel of (something)
- all right
- a straw will show which way the wind blows
- (one) could use (something)
- a crack at (someone or something)
- a ghost at the feast
- (you) wanna make something of it?
- (one) never would have guessed
- all for the best