ferry (someone) around

ferry (someone) around

To drive people from place to place. Now that I have my license, my parents always want me to ferry my siblings around—it's so annoying. With so many relatives in town for my sister's wedding, I was the one who had to ferry them around. How hard can it be to ferry Grandma around? She only goes to church and the grocery store.

See also: around, ferry

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ferry someone around

to transport people here and there in small groups. I really don't want to spend all my days ferrying children around. Why am I ferrying around a bunch of kids all day?

See also: around, ferry

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