- runaround run·around n
- ['rʌnəˌraʊnd]
fam
to give sb the runaround — far girare a vuoto qn
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runaround run·around n
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run·around — /ˈrʌnəˌraʊnd/ noun the runaround informal ◇ If someone gives you the runaround or you get the runaround, you are not given the information or help that you need because someone will not answer your questions or deal with your problem directly. I… … Useful english dictionary
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runaround — run|a|round [ˈrʌnəˌraund] n give sb the runaround informal to deliberately avoid giving someone a definite answer, especially when they are asking you to do something ▪ Every time we ask the landlord about fixing the roof, he gives us the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
run — run1 W1S1 [rʌn] v past tense ran [ræn] past participle run present participle running ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move quickly using your legs)¦ 2¦(race)¦ 3¦(organize/be in charge of )¦ 4¦(do something/go somewhere quickly)¦ 5¦(buses/trains etc)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
runaround — (n.) deceptive, evasive treatment, 1915, from RUN (Cf. run) (v.) + around. The verbal phrase run around to associate (with) is from 1887 … Etymology dictionary
runaround — [run′ə round΄] n. ☆ 1. Informal a series of evasive excuses, deceptions, delays, etc.: usually in get (or give) the runaround 2. Printing an arrangement of type in shorter lines than the rest of the text, as around an illustration … English World dictionary
runaround — /run euh rownd /, n. 1. indecisive or evasive treatment, esp. in response to a request: Ask for a raise and he ll give you the runaround. 2. Print. an arrangement of type in which several lines are set in narrower measure than the others in a… … Universalium
runaround — run·around rən ə .rau̇nd n a whitlow encircling a fingernail or toenail … Medical dictionary
