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circle 1. noun any group of people playing footbag US, 1997 2. verb ► circle a game(of a bookmaker) to limit the amount that may be bet on a given game or race when the bookmaker suspects that the game or race is fixed US, 1978.► circle the drain1. to be near death US, 1994.2. by extension, said of a project or enterprise that is nearing collapse US, 1997
idiomcirclecome/go/turn full circleused in order to say that something such as an idea, fashion, or way of living has changed many times and has finally come back to the state that it was in at first:I think this discussion has come full circle, and we seem to be back with our original idea.I look forward to the time when shopping has gone full circle, and we buy our groceries from small, local, specialist shops.square the circle BrEBrEsolve/deal with a problem to try to solve a problem that seems impossible to solve:We cannot square the circle of being both independent and accountable to the rest of Europe.The Chancellor had attempted to square the circle by raising taxes without endangering economic recovery.a vicious circleworse when one problem causes another, which makes the first problem worse, so that the whole process is repeated again and again:Homeowners found that they were trapped in a vicious circle, with their property being worth less every month.People with bulimia eat huge amounts of food, then force themselves to vomit, so a vicious circle develops.
See:- a vicious circle
- around
- be in a vicious circle
- be running around in circles
- bring (something) full circle
- circle around
- circle in
- circle jerk
- circle the drain
- circle the wagons
- circle the wagons!
- circle-jerk
- circling
- circling the drain
- come full circle
- come/go full circle
- could fight a circle-saw
- could fight a circle-saw (and it a runnin')
- full circle
- full circle, come
- full circle, come/go
- get into a vicious circle
- go (a)round in circles
- go around
- go around in circles
- go around in circles, to
- go full circle
- go round in circles
- in a vicious circle
- inner circle
- run (a)round in circles
- run around in circles
- run around in circles, to
- 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 circles around
- run circles around (someone)
- run circles around someone
- run circles/rings around, to
- run in circles
- run rings around
- run round in circles
- speak in circles
- square the circle
- talk in circles
- the wheel has come full circle
- the wheel has come/turned full circle
- the wheel has turned full circle
- turn full circle
- vicious circle
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