run around

— phrasal verb with run

/rʌn/ verb (present participle running, past tense ran /ræn/, past participle run)

Definition

› to exist or do something in the stated condition: I’m tired of running around on crutches.

(Definition of run around from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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