round and round

adverb

1. following a circuitous or circular course for a comparatively long time, esp vainly

Idioms and Phrases

Also, around and around . In circles, as in You've gone round and round with the same argument and we still have no solution . This idiom transfers moving in a circle to mental or verbal activities. [Second half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

She asks if it can spin the other rod, and it too spins round and round.

From BBC

"The circle would go round and round," she added.

From BBC

Round and round Aileen Cannon has gone down there in Florida, and round and round we go as the clock ticks toward Election Day in November, and where it stops, nobody knows.

From Salon

"If you tumble into bed with formulae for maths going round and round your head, there's a good chance that you're waking up with them still on your mind in the middle of the night," Prof Espie says.

From BBC

He of course never put a foot wrong as they scampered in a perfect pattern, round and round the floor.

From Literature