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Phrase(s): run rings around someone
Go to run circles around someone.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Also, run circles around. Be markedly superior to, as in Ethan runs rings around David in chess, or In spelling, Karen runs circles around her classmates. The first term, dating from the late 1800s, alludes to a horse running around a riding ring much faster than the others.
American Heritage Idioms