run rings around

VERB

foil

Synonyms

STRONGEST

counter curb elude frustrate hinder nullify prevent thwart

STRONG

baffle balk beat bilk bollix buffalo check checkmate crab cramp crimp dash defeat disappoint disconcert ditch dodge duck faze juke outwit rattle restrain shake skip stop stymie

WEAK

foul up get around give the runaround give the slip hang up run circles around shake off shuffle off throw monkey wrench in upset the apple cart

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid allow assist encourage facilitate forward help

STRONG

abet calm face inspirit liberate lose meet placate release soothe surrender

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run rings around

"I kept having DOJ run rings around me. Right now, as we speak, we have our team of attorneys going through that document in great detail."

From Fox News ● Dec. 9, 2019

The women’s team has run rings around the men’s team.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 10, 2019

In these improvisational shows in Brooklyn, the members of Freestyle Repertory Theater divide into two teams and try to run rings around each other — or, in this case, rhymes.

From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2019

In Klagenfurt he was battered and kicked and bumped by Torsten Frings, Michael Ballack and Bastian Schweinsteiger, but bounced up to elude and bewitch and generally run rings around Germany’s midfield.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2018

For sheer cleverness she could run rings around them all.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

run rings around

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