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单词 get around
释义

get around

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verb

See get about, get round

Words nearby get around

get along, get a move on, get an in with, get another guess, get a rise out of, get around, get at, get-at-able, get a thing about, getaway, get away with
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with get around

get around

1

Also, get round. Circumvent or evade, as in He managed to get around the rules for visiting hours. [Late 1800s]

2

Also, get round. Convince or win over by flattery or cajoling, as in Karen knew just how to get around her father, or I'll try to get round him but I'm not sure it'll work. [Mid-1800s]

3

Travel from place to place; also, be active socially. For example, It's hard to get around without a car, or Mary is never without a date—she really gets around. [First half of 1900s] Also see get about, def. 1.

4

Become known, circulate, as in Reports of her resignation got around quickly. [c. 1950] Also see get about, def. 2.

5

get around to or get round to. Find the time or occasion for, as in Dean never gets around to cleaning up the garage. [Late 1800s]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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