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*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.

around

/round the clock

Throughout the entire 24 hours of the day; continuously.

See:

• (a little/bit) rough around the edges
• (a)round the bend
• (a)round the clock
• (a)round the corner
• a millstone around neck
• about ears
• albatross around (one's) neck
• albatross around neck
• albatross around one's neck
• all around Robin Hood's barn
• around
• around and around
• around Robin Hood's barn
• around the bend
• around the block
• around the clock
• around the corner
• around the horn
• arse around
• ask (someone) around
• ask around
• ask around about
• at around
• bang around
• bash around
• bat around
• be around
• be green about the gills
• be up and about
• beat about the bush
• beat around the bush
• been around
• been around the block
• big around as a molasses barrel
• blab around
• blue around the gills
• boss around
• bounce around
• bring around
• build around
• bum around
• bustle around
• call around
• carry about
• carry around
• cast about
• cast around for
• center around
• chase around
• chase around after
• chippy around
• circle around
• clatter around
• close around
• clown around
• cluster around
• coil around
• collect around
• come around
• crap around
• crash around
• crouch around
• crowd around
• cruise around in
• cut around
• dart around
• dick around
• don't monkey around with me
• don't play (around) with me
• don't see you much around here anymore
• doss around
• drag ass around
• drape around
• drive around
• drive around the bend
• drive someone around the bend
• drop around
• edge around
• effing around
• entwine around
• every time one turns around
• every time turn around
• every time turns around
• faff around
• fanny around
• fart around
• faunch around
• feel around
• ferry around
• fiddle around
• fidget around
• find a way around
• find way around
• F-ing around
• fish around
• fit around
• flap around
• flash around
• fling around
• flip around
• float around
• flock around
• flop around
• flounder around
• flutter about
• fly around
• follow about
• fool around
• fool around with
• fray around the edges
• fuck around
• fuck around with someone
• fuck someone around
• full circle, come
• fuss about
• futz around
• gad around
• gallivant around
• galumph around
• gather around
• gaze around
• get (one's) head around (something)
• get about
• get arms around
• get around
• get around the table
• get around to
• get around to doing
• get head around
• get mind around
• get tongue around
• glance around
• go about
• go about with
• go around
• go around and around
• go around doing
• go around in circles
• go around Robin Hood's barn
• good around
• goof around
• goof off
• green about the gills
• green around the gills
• grope
• group around
• grub around
• guide around
• hack around
• hand around
• hang around
• 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 about
• have around
• have been around
• have been around the block
• Heads up!
• hell around
• horse around
• hover around
• huddle around
• hurl around
• jack around
• jack someone around
• jerk around
• jerk someone around
• jockey around
• joke around
• jostle around
• juggle around
• keep about
• kick around
• kick some ass around
• kid around
• klutz around
• knock about
• knock around
• know all the answers
• know one's way around
• know way around
• lay around
• laze around
• lead (one) around by the nose
• leave around
• lie around
• linger around
• litter about
• loaf around
• loiter around
• loll around
• look around
• look around for
• look around some place
• lounge around
• lurk around
• make the world go round
• mess around
• mess around mess about
• mess around with
• mess around with someone
• mess around with something mess about with something
• Mickey Mouse around
• mill around
• millstone around (one's) neck
• millstone around one's neck
• moist around the edges
• monkey around
• monkey around with someone
• monkey around with something
• mooch around (somewhere)
• mope
• mope around
• move around
• move around and move about
• muck around
• muddle around
• noise about
• noodle around
• nose about
• nose around
• order about
• order around
• pace around
• pal around
• pal around with someone
• pale around the gills
• pass around
• pass the hat around
• piddle around
• piss around
• play around
• play around with
• play around with someone
• poke about
• poke around
• pop around
• prance around
• prowl about
• pry around
• pull around
• pull around to
• push (one's) weight around
• push about
• push about in
• push around
• pussyfoot around
• putter around
• putz around
• race around
• rake around
• rally around
• rat around
• rattle around in
• revolve around
• ring around
• roam about
• rock around
• roll around
• romp around
• root around
• round and round
• route around
• rummage around
• run (a)round in circles
• run around
• run around after
• run around like a blue-arsed fly
• run around like a chicken with its head cut off and run in circles
• run around with
• run circles around
• run rings around
• run with
• sail around
• scatter about and scatter around
• scout around
• screw around
• screw around with
• screw around with someone or something
• scrounge (around )
• scrounge (around for someone or something)
• scrounge around
• see around
• See you around
• send around
• send around for
• serve around
• shop around
• shove around
• show around
• sit around
• skate around
• skirt 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
• sprawl about
• spread around
• stagger around
• stand around
• stick around
• stir around
• storm around
• stroll around
• strut around
• swap around
• swarm around
• swim around
• swing around
• swirl around
• swish around
• switch around
• take around
• talk around
• tear around
• thrash about
• thrash around
• throng around
• throw around
• throw money around
• throw name around
• throw one’s weight around
• throw one's weight around
• throw weight around
• tinker around
• 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)
• twine around
• twist around
• twist around little finger
• twist around one's finger
• up and about
• up and around
• waffle around
• wait around
• walk around
• waltz around
• wander about
• wave around
• weave around
• what goes around comes around
• What goes around, comes around
• What's going on?
• wheel around
• whip around
• whirl around
• whisk around
• whisper around
• white around the gills
• whole world came crashing down around
• wind (someone) around (one's) (little) finger
• wind around
• wobble about
• word gets around
• work around
• 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