wheel someone or something around

wheel someone or something around
wheel someone or something around
to push or steer around someone or something on wheels. •

I had to wheel my great-uncle around all day when we visited the zoo.

I wheeled around my uncle so he could enjoy the park.

I wheeled the heavy shopping cart around the grocery store.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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