run in circles
Example Sentences
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For those who can afford it, or run in circles with people who do, paying for these services often goes from a backup plan or a special treat to a social expectation.
From Slate • Jan. 31, 2020
If you can eat a whole bag of chocolate popcorn and not have to go run in circles in the lobby, then collapse in a corner, I salute your sugar tolerance.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2018
The downside is that, spread across so many hours, the action tends to run in circles over the same ground.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2018
I tried to prevent her from this obsessive behavior by putting down lava rocks and some pavers along the fence, but she continues to run in circles.
From Washington Post • Jun. 26, 2017
He would surely run in circles when he saw it.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
