run rings around

Example Sentences

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Seventeen years after the end of the animated series that made toddlers seem smarter than their parents, ringleader Tommy Pickles, nervous Chuckie Finster and bossy Angelica Pickles now have smart technology to run rings around the hapless grown-ups who are supposed to be in charge.

From Reuters

Samsung’s tablets likely run rings around the Tab P11 Pro with its Snapdragon 865 Plus processor and 8GB of RAM.

From The Verge

How come you let that woman run rings around you?’

From Washington Post

Trump’s ability to run rings around Congress, as he pillages and loots from inside the government by directing official business to his Trump properties, is the consequence of the legislative branch abdicating its responsibilities under both Republican and Democratic administrations that each expanded the purview of executive power to monarchial proportions.

From Salon

But 5ft 7in Putin – faster, nimbler and more skilled at this game – had run rings around him.

From The Guardian