get around

verb

1. See get about get round

Example Sentences

To cut expenses, she moved from Nutley, N.J., to lower-cost Nashville, where she rents a small apartment in a friend’s home; she bought a used Nissan to get around and watches her spending.

From New York Times

The study asks: How does Salmonella get around this defense?

From Science Daily

Richard M. Nixon, another president often accused of abusing his power, often got around that issue by withholding — or “impounding” — money appropriated by Congress.

From New York Times

When she got around to naming Martin Scorsese, she landed at the perfect opportunity to call out his preference for making films that center primarily on men.

From Salon

We just kept never getting around to it.

From Salon

Related Words

• baffle
• confound
• dodge
• evade
• flee
• foil
• frustrate
• outrun
• outwit
• puzzle
• shun
• stall
• stonewall
• thwart