phrasal verb · informal
run around
/rʌn əˈraʊnd/RUN·a·ROUND
speakingtask1
be busy doing many small tasks; go from place to place running errands
Examples
“I've been running around all morning getting supplies for the event.”
“Stop running around and sit down — we need to plan.”
“She was running around after her kids all day.”
Band 8 sentence
“I was running around all week organising volunteers, so I welcomed a quiet weekend.”
Collocations
- run around getting supplies
- run around after someone
Word family
run around phrasal verbran around pastrunning around gerund
Common mistakes
be busy→run around
walk around→run around
Say it for a higher band
5be busy→6rush about→7+run around
Synonyms
rush about
Easily confused
rush about
“I spent the morning rushing about to prepare for the guests.”
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