• NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Maybe I have never understood to the actual/literal meaning of run around.

    Per the googles it means awkward or evasive responses. But a literal interpretation might mean “they kept telling us to talk to different people, research different issues, jump through hoops and then they move the goal post”.

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      Per the googles it means awkward or evasive responses. But a literal interpretation might mean “they kept telling us to talk to different people, research different issues, jump through hoops and then they move the goal post”.

      I’d say either works, but both in combination for the ultimate runaround.