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Phrase(s): run circles around someone [and] run rings around someone Fig. to outrun or outdo someone. (Alludes to someone who runs fast enough to run in circles around a competitor and still win the race.) • John is a much better racer than Mary. He can run circles around her. • Mary can run rings around Sally.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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see RUN RINGS AROUND.
American Heritage Idioms