English Puzzle

Фразеологизмы со словом around. Страница три

fuck around
To be promiscuous.
John fucks around with the secretaries.
To play at something without purpose, to mess around.
He doesn't accomplish anything, because he fucks around so much.
get around to
To do (something) after putting it off; find time for.
Mr. Lee hopes to get around to washing his car next Saturday.
get around
get about
To go to different places; move about.
Fred broke his leg, but he is able to get about on crutches.
Mary's father really gets around; Monday he was in Washington; Wednesday he was in Chicago; and today he is in New York.
To become widely known especially by being talked about.
Bad news gets around quickly.
To get by a trick or flattery what you want from (someone).
Mary knows how to get around her father.
To find a way of not obeying or doing; escape from.
John did not weigh enough to join the Navy, but he got around that; he drank a lot of water before his physical examination.
Some people try to get around the tax laws.
go around
To go from one place or person to another.
Don't go around telling lies like that.
A rumour is going around school that we will get the afternoon off.
Chicken pox is going around the neighbourhood.
Mike has been going around telling people that he was accepted to Harvard University. Do you believe him?
Mr. Smith is going around looking for work.
There’s a bad strain of influenza going around right now. Have you gotten your flu shots yet?
To go together; keep company. Usually used with "with".
Bill goes around with boys older than he is because he is big for his age.
To be enough to give to everyone; be enough for all.
There are not enough desks to go around in the classroom.
We thought that we had bought enough food and drink for the party, but actually there wasn’t enough to go around.
hang around
hang round
To pass time or stay near without any real purpose or aim; loaf near or in.
The principal warned the students not to hang around the corner drugstore after school.
To spend time or associate,
Jim hangs around with some boys who live in his neighborhood.
have been around
Have been to many places and done many things; know people; have experience and be able to take care of yourself.
Betty likes to go out with Jerry, because he has been around.
It's not easy to fool him; he's been around.
Uncle Willie is an old sailor and has really been around.
hem in
hem around
hem about
To put something around, or to be placed around; surround.
As soon as Tom and Bob started to fight, they were hemmed around by other boys.
Mountains hemmed the town in on all sides.
horse around
To join in rough teasing; play around.
John horsed around with the dog for a while when he came in from school.
They were a hunch of sailors on shore leave, horsing around where there were girls and drinks.