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Meanings of round in circles in English

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Usage of round in circles in English
1
The result is that the country has been driven round in circles.
The Guardian
2
I started to feel I was going to go round in circles.
The Guardian
3
He just snorts and goes on running round in circles, breathing fire.
The Adventures of Sally
4
That way one could go round and round in circles for ever.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
5
The hawks pursued him, sailing round in circles higher and higher.
The Cornet of Horse: A Tale of Marlborough's Wars
6
They'd been talking for nearly an hour, going round and round in circles.
Kafka on the Shore
7
I mean to say, I told you about him walking round in circles.
Right Ho, Jeeves
8
It's chillingly efficient, like a driverless car going round in circles.
The Guardian
9
Grown-ups did seem to run round in circles, so much of their time!
The Brimming Cup
10
Yet another example of a bank going round in circles.
The Irish Times
11
Then they ran round in circles in the snow and barked at the moon.
The Eskimo Twins
12
Meaningful or serious discussions seem to go round in circles.
The South African
13
The more you ask it, the more you seem to go round in circles.
The Irish Times
14
But it strikes me that the narrative is increasingly just going round in circles.
The Irish Times
15
Mentally, he went round and round in circles, but he could find no exit.
The Voice in the Fog
16
Those handbrake turns send it round and round in circles.
The Guardian
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