In spelling, Ruth could run circles around Barbara any day.
Frank ran rings around the other boys on the basketball team.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
run rings around — (someone/something) to show much more skill or ability than someone or something else. International gangs of art thieves have run rings around national police. Olympic hockey runs rings around the game played by professionals … New idioms dictionary
run rings around someone — run rings around (someone/something) to show much more skill or ability than someone or something else. International gangs of art thieves have run rings around national police. Olympic hockey runs rings around the game played by professionals … New idioms dictionary
run rings around something — run rings around (someone/something) to show much more skill or ability than someone or something else. International gangs of art thieves have run rings around national police. Olympic hockey runs rings around the game played by professionals … New idioms dictionary
run rings around (someone) — run rings around/round (someone) to have much more skill, ability, or intelligence than someone else. Why does he talk to Alison as if she s stupid, when we all know she could run rings around him? … New idioms dictionary
run rings around someone — If you run rings around someone, you are so much better than them that they have no chance of keeping up with you … The small dictionary of idiomes
run rings around someone — If you run rings around someone, you are so much better than them that they have no chance of keeping up with you. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Run rings around someone — If you run rings around someone, you are so much better than them that they have no chance of keeping up with you … Dictionary of English idioms
run rings around — verb To demonstrate superiority, or greater skill than another person, team or group of people. Liverpool ran rings around Ipswich in a 5 0 victory on Saturday. Syn: run circles around … Wiktionary
run rings around — See: RUN CIRCLES AROUND … Dictionary of American idioms
run rings around — See: RUN CIRCLES AROUND … Dictionary of American idioms
