run circles around

Idioms and Phrases

see run rings around .

Example Sentences

So whoever he's going to go up against when it's time for any potential vice presidential debates - and we have to assume that's going to be Kamala Harris - I think he'll run circles around that person.

From BBC

“We all know 75-year-olds that can run circles around us,” she often says on the stump, “and then we know Joe Biden.”

From New York Times

“We all know 75-year-olds that can run circles around us,” she often says on the stump, “and then we know Joe Biden.”

From New York Times

And by doing that, these rumrunners, you know, who worked for Al Capone or whoever else, were able to sort of run circles around the Coast Guard.

From Scientific American

“I think his values, his work ethic, his ability to just run circles around everyone with regards to policy and pushing forward,” the South Carolina Republican told CBS’ “Face the Nation.”

From Washington Times

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