"run rings round" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: runs rings round [present, singular, third-person], running rings round [participle, present], ran rings round [past], run rings round [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|run<,,ran,run> rings round}} run rings round (third-person singular simple present runs rings round, present participle running rings round, simple past ran rings round, past participle run rings round)
  1. alternative form of run rings around Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: run rings around
    Sense id: en-run_rings_round-en-verb-yyZTllhP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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