All run around synonyms
run aΒ·round
R r verb run around
- beat around the bush β to talk around a subject without getting to the point
- make whoopee β make whoopee, to engage in uproarious merrymaking.
- hit the trail β (Idiomatic) To leave or depart.
- larking β a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
- jive β swing music or early jazz.
- kick up one's heels β the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- beg the question β If you say that something begs a particular question, you mean that it makes people want to ask that question; some people consider that this use is incorrect.
- live it up β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- lark β a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
- mince words β speak tentatively, tactfully
- elude β Evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way.
- blow off steam β water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- lap up β (of water) to wash against or beat upon (something) with a light, slapping or splashing sound: Waves lapped the shoreline.
- knock around β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- flip-flopping β Informal. a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
- jaunt β a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.
- gallivant β to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
- jiving β swing music or early jazz.
- jaunting β a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.
- live up β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- give the slip β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- flipflop β Alternative form of flip-flop.
- kick over the traces β either of the two straps, ropes, or chains by which a carriage, wagon, or the like is drawn by a harnessed horse or other draft animal.
- gad β to move restlessly or aimlessly from one place to another: to gad about.
- get around β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- equivocate β Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.
- hedge β a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges.
noun run around
- fudging β a small stereotype or a few lines of specially prepared type, bearing a newspaper bulletin, for replacing a detachable part of a page plate without the need to replate the entire page.
- hoaxing β something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
- flimflam β a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
- dirty trick β act: unfair, dishonest
- bunco β a swindle, esp one by confidence tricksters
- evading β Present participle of evade.
- hedging β a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges.
- cover up β If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- gyp β a male college servant, as at Cambridge and Durham.
- escaping β Present participle of escape.
- cozening β Present participle of cozen.
- bamboozlement β The act or process of bamboozling or being bamboozled.
- cheat β When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- fibbing β a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
- fast one β a shrewd action, especially when unscrupulous or dishonest; an unfair trick, deceitful practice, dishonest dealing, etc.: He pulled a fast one on me by paying me with a worthless check.
- equivocating β Present participle of equivocate.
- hustle β to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.