THE RUNAROUND

Meaning of THE RUNAROUND in English

pass the buck ; an indirect answer

I complained about the dryer, but they gave me the runaround. They blamed the delivery man.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

THE RUNAROUND — deceitful or evasive treatment. → runaround
Concise Oxford English vocab
THE RUNAROUND — an indirect answer, pass the buck, what a rigmarole I complained about the dryer, but they gave me the runaround. …
English Idioms vocab
RUNAROUND — noun Date: 1915 deceptive or delaying action especially in response to a request , matter typeset in shortened measure to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RUNAROUND — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: from run around, v. 1. : a whitlow encircling the fingernail 2. : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUNAROUND — /run"euh rownd'/ , n. 1. indecisive or evasive treatment, esp. in response to a request: Ask for a raise and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RUNAROUND — n. evasive act, stalling tactic
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RUNAROUND — noun Date: 1915 1. : deceptive or delaying action especially in response to a request tired of getting the runaround …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUNAROUND — ■ noun informal 1》 ( the ~ ) deceitful or evasive treatment. 2》 a runabout.
Concise Oxford English vocab
RUNAROUND — [run.around] n (1915) 1: deceptive or delaying action esp. in response to a request "tired of getting the ~" 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUNAROUND — / ˈrʌnəraʊnd; NAmE / noun • IDIOMS - give sb the runaround
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUNAROUND — run ‧ a ‧ round /ˈrʌnəˌraʊnd/ BrE AmE noun give somebody the runaround informal to deliberately avoid giving someone a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RUNAROUND — also run-around If someone gives you the runaround , they deliberately do not give you all the information or help …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUNAROUND — also run-around If someone gives you the ~, they deliberately do not give you all the information or help that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RUNAROUND — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Landowners who get caught up in this bureaucratic runaround receive no compensation for their economic …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUNAROUND — [noun] [U] - give someone the runaround to refuse to help (someone) and to send (them) on to someone or …
Cambridge English vocab
RUNAROUND — Synonyms and related words : avoidance, avoiding reaction, buck-passing, circumvention, defense mechanism, dodge, duck, elusion, elusiveness, equivocation, escape, eschewal, evasion, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUNAROUND — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: DETOUR , roundabout 2 Synonyms: ESCAPE 2, avoidance, come-off, elusion, escaping, eschewal, evasion, shunning
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RUNAROUND — noun 1. Synonyms: detour , roundabout 2. Synonyms: escape 2, avoidance, come-off, elusion, escaping, eschewal, evasion, shunning
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUNAROUND — n. ( colloq. ) delaying action to give smb. the ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
RUNAROUND — (See the runaround)
English Idioms vocab
RUNAROUND — See the runaround
English Idioms vocabulary
RUNAROUND — оборка (1. расположение текста вокруг иллюстрации 2. параметр, задающий размер отступа между границей окна с иллюстрацией и границей текста, обтекающего …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RUNAROUND — Уклоняться
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RUNAROUND — Порочный круг
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RUNAROUND — n 1. разг. отговорки; увиливание от ответа, заговаривание зубов to get the runaround - получить уклончивый /неопределённый/ ответ to give …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RUNAROUND — 1) обходной путь 2) горн. обходная выработка 3) полигр. оборка 4) балкон для верхового на вышке
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
RUNAROUND — 1) обходной путь 2) горн. обходная выработка 3) полигр. оборка 4) балкон для верхового на вышке
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
RUNAROUND — уклонение
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
RUNAROUND — (n) заговаривание зубов; отговорки; увиливание от ответа
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
RUNAROUND — n 1. разг. отговорки; увиливание от ответа, заговаривание зубов to get the runaround - получить уклончивый /неопределённый/ ответ to give …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RUNAROUND — сущ. ; разг. 1) (the runaround) отговорки, увиливание от ответа, волокита bureaucratic runaround — бюрократическая волокита to get / give …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RUNAROUND — сущ.; разг. 1) (the runaround) отговорки, увиливание от ответа, волокита bureaucratic runaround — бюрократическая волокита to get / give the runaround — получать …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RUNAROUND — оборка, расположение текста вокруг иллюстрации - left runaround - right runaround
Англо-Русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу
YOUR
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WITH
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
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UP
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TAKE
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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RIGHT
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OUT
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OPEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a competition is open to sb (= used to say who can enter a …
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NO
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MAKE
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LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
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IT
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HAVE
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GIVE
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GET
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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