单词 | get around |
释义 | get aroundSEE SYNONYMS FOR get around ON THESAURUS.COM verbSee get about, get round Words nearby get aroundget 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 aroundget around Also, get round. Circumvent or evade, as in He managed to get around the rules for visiting hours. [Late 1800s] 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] 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. Become known, circulate, as in Reports of her resignation got around quickly. [c. 1950] Also see get about, def. 2. 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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