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run rings around
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run rings around/round somebody
to have much more skill, ability, or intelligence than someone else Why does he talk to Alison as if she's stupid, when we all know she could run rings around him?
See also: around, ring, run
run rings around somebody/something
to show much more skill or ability than someone or something else International gangs of art thieves have run rings around national police. Olympic hockey runs rings around the game played by professionals.
See also: around, ring, run
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Go ahead bailiffs do your worst, Barnes will run rings round you.
FOOTBALL'S MR NICE GUY by The Mirror (London, England)
A legal source said: "Pollock has run rings round the Crown - all paid for by the taxpayer.
Taxpayer funded crook's cash fight by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
Byline: S HUDSON I WATCHED Arsenal's second string run rings round Sheffield United with a brand of inter-passing, movement and ball control that was simply breathtaking.
Letter: Your Shout - I WATCHED Arsenal's second string; IN ... by Birmingham Mail (England)
 
 
 
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