make the rounds

1. Follow a given circuit, as in The watchman makes the rounds every hour , or The gossip soon made the rounds of the school . Versions of this expression, such as go the rounds, follow the rounds, march the rounds , date from about 1600.

2. make rounds . Visit each hospitalized patient who is under the care of a specific physician, as in The surgery residents make rounds with their chief every morning . [c. 1900]

Example Sentences

Guests whose stories were highlighted in the speech will make the rounds on local television markets to talk about the real-life impact of Biden’s policies.

From Seattle Times

The other guard on duty had just gone to make the rounds of the museum’s galleries when the two men came to the door, identifying themselves as members of the Boston Police Department and saying they were there to investigate reports of a disturbance.

From New York Times

Jokes of offerings make the rounds each spring, though Eberle said he hasn’t seen that happen personally.

From Seattle Times

So the director flew to Los Angeles to make the rounds.

From Los Angeles Times

They didn’t know what it was when they picked it up, but they figured that scrap metal buyers who make the rounds where they live in northwestern Syria might pay about 30 cents for it.

From New York Times

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