work around to
work around to (someone or something)
To get to someone, something, or some activity eventually when one is able, willing, or available. There were a lot of people ahead of me in the line, so it was quite late in the day by the time they worked around to me. He keeps saying he'll work around to cleaning out the gutters, but it's been three weeks and they're still clogged up. There are a number of books I'm working around to, but I just don't get a lot of time to read these days.
See also: around, work
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
work around to someone or something
to get around to dealing with someone or something. You're not next in line. We will have to work around to you can't take care of it now. I'll have to work around to it.
See also: around, work
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- don't make a threat you cannot carry out
- don't make threats you cannot carry out
- draw a line
- get (someone's) back
- get back
- be left holding the baby
- chief
- (there are) too many chiefs and not enough Indians
- give one's right arm, to
- had rather do