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go round

(BEHAVE BADLY) UK (US go around) phrasal verb with go
 
/ɡəʊ/
 
US  /ɡoʊ/ verb (present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone)

Definition

to spend your time behaving in the stated way: [+ -ing verb] You can't go round being rude to people.Bad and wrong behaviourDisobedientObeying and breaking the lawObedient and compliant
(Definition of go round (BEHAVE BADLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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