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circle

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COME FULL CIRCLE,

IN A CIRCLE or IN CIRCLES,

RUN CIRCLES AROUND also RUN RINGS AROUND.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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in a circle

[in a circle] or [in circles] {adv. phr.} Without any progress; without getting anywhere; uselessly. * /The committee debated for two hours, just talking in circles./ * /If you don't […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

come full circle

[come full circle] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To become totally opposed to one's own earlier conviction on a given subject. * /Today's conservative businessperson has come full circle from former […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

go in a circle

[go in a circle] or [go in circles] See: [IN A CIRCLE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

vicious circle

[vicious circle] {n. phr.} A kind of circular or chain reaction in which one negative thing leads to another. * /Some people take so many different kinds of medicine to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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