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round and round
round and round adv, prepfollowing a circuitous or circular course for a comparatively long time, esp vainly
round and round
around and around1. Literally, in a circle. I've been walking around and around the parking lot, and I still can't find my car. Look at the ballerina twirling around and around!2. In a circuitous, indirect fashion, without an end or satisfactory result. We've gone around and around with the insurance company, and they still haven't paid our claim.See also: and, aroundround and roundAlso, around and around. In circles, as in You've gone round and round with the same argument and we still have no solution. This idiom transfers moving in a circle to mental or verbal activities. [Second half of 1800s] See also: and, round |