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run rings around

VERB
foil
Synonyms
STRONGEST
counter curb elude frustrate hinder nullify prevent thwart
STRONG
baffle balk beat bilk bollix buffalo check checkmate crab cramp crimp dash defeat disappoint disconcert ditch dodge duck faze juke outwit rattle restrain shake skip stop stymie
WEAK
foul up get around give the runaround give the slip hang up run circles around shake off shuffle off throw monkey wrench in upset the apple cart
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid allow assist encourage facilitate forward help
STRONG
abet calm face inspirit liberate lose meet placate release soothe surrender

Example Sentences

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"I kept having DOJ run rings around me. Right now, as we speak, we have our team of attorneys going through that document in great detail."

From Fox News • Dec. 9, 2019

The women’s team has run rings around the men’s team.

From Washington Times • Jul. 10, 2019

I also discovered that people with thick Southern accents could run rings around me in chemistry class.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2019

In Klagenfurt he was battered and kicked and bumped by Torsten Frings, Michael Ballack and Bastian Schweinsteiger, but bounced up to elude and bewitch and generally run rings around Germany’s midfield.

From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2018

Garbage, I told them, biologically I’m twenty-two, I could run rings around you any day.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood