REVOLVE AROUND (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)


Meaning of REVOLVE AROUND (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

revolve around somebody/something ( also revolve round somebody/something British English ) phrasal verb ( see also ↑ revolve )

1 . [not in progressive] to have something as a main subject or purpose:

Jane’s life revolves around her children.

The argument revolved around costs.

She seems to think that the world revolves around her (=that she is the only important person) .

2 . to move in circles around something:

The moon revolves around the Earth.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.