- round someone or something up
- round someone or something up†to locate and gather someone or something. •
Please round the suspects up for questioning.
•The police rounded up the two possible suspects.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
round someone or something up
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round someone/something up — GATHER TOGETHER, herd together, muster, marshal, rally, assemble, collect, group; N. Amer. corral. → round * * * drive or collect a number of people or animals together for a particular purpose in the afternoon the cows are rounded up for milking … Useful english dictionary
run rings round someone — phrase to do something much better than someone else She ran rings around all the other kids in her class. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: run … Useful english dictionary
talk someone into something — PERSUADE INTO, argue into, cajole into, coax into, bring round to, inveigle into, wheedle into, prevail on someone to; informal sweet talk into, hustle, fast talk. → talk … Useful english dictionary
round up — verb seek out and bring together (Freq. 4) round up some loyal followers • Derivationally related forms: ↑roundup • Hypernyms: ↑gather, ↑garner, ↑collect, ↑pull together … Useful english dictionary
round someone/something up — Syn: gather together, herd together, muster, marshal, rally, assemble, collect, group; N.Amer. corral … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
run rings round someone — to do something much better than someone else She ran rings around all the other kids in her class … English dictionary
round — round1 W2S2 [raund] adv, prep especially BrE also around 1.) surrounding or on all sides of something or someone ▪ We sat round the table playing cards. ▪ Gather round! I have an important announcement to make. ▪ He put his arm gently round her… … Dictionary of contemporary English
round — I UK [raʊnd] / US adverb, preposition British *** Summary: Round can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): We travelled round the country. as an adverb (without a following noun): She turned round and ran back to… … English dictionary
round — 1 /raUnd/ adjective 1 shaped like a circle: a round table | Jamie s eyes grew round with delight. 2 shaped like a ball: a plant with small round berries 3 fat and curved: Charlie had a chubby face and round cheeks. 4 a round number is a whole… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
round*/*/*/ — [raʊnd] adv, preposition British I 1) in circles moving in a circular way The children were dancing round in a circle.[/ex] The bird flew round and round the room, unable to escape.[/ex] 2) in or to many places in or to many different parts or… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
round — adjective 1》 shaped like a circle or cylinder. 2》 shaped like a sphere. ↘having a curved surface with no sharp projections. 3》 (of a person s shoulders) bent forward. 4》 (of a voice) rich and mellow. 5》 (of a number) expressed in convenient… … English new terms dictionary
