find a way around

find a/(one's) way around (someone or something)

1. Literally, to successfully navigate and learn where things are in a particular area or place. The new office building is so big that it took me weeks to find my way around.2. To successfully evade something. We need to find a way around this traffic jam if we're ever going to get to the restaurant.3. To devise a way to do something, in spite of problems or setbacks. Oh, we're still going to the party. We'll find a way around your punishment, even if we have to sneak you out of the house.See also: around, find, way

find a way around someone or something

 1. Lit. to find a way to pass around someone or something to get to the other side. I could hardly find a way around the tables in the crowded restaurant to get to the restroom. 2. Fig. to find a way to evade the rules, or someone's restrictions. The students are always trying to find a way around the regulations.See also: around, find, way