get around
phrasal verbget around
(British English also get about)
- to move from place to place or from person to person
- She gets around with the help of a stick.
- News soon got around that he had resigned.
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- (informal) to go to a lot of different places
- Stuart really gets around—last week he was in Dubai and this week he's in Paris.
get round somebody (British English)
(also get around somebody especially in North American English)
- to persuade somebody to agree or to do what you want, usually by doing nice things for them
- She knows how to get round her dad.
get round something (British English)
(also get around something especially in North American English)