run around
verb
(
intransitive, adverb
) (
informal
)
1.
(
often foll by with
) to associate habitually (with)
2.
to behave in a fickle or promiscuous manner
noun
3.
(
informal
) deceitful or evasive treatment of a person (esp in the phrase
give
or
get the run-around
)
4.
(
printing
) an arrangement of printed matter in which the column width is narrowed to accommodate an illustration