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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

get the runaround en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To be given unclear, evasive, or unhelpful information, often when seeking answers, assistance or services.
    • I began to call the INS regularly to check up on the status of my application. I got the proverbial "run-around," and this effort only confirmed my suspicion that the INS was sitting on my application. 1986, Gilberto Gerald, “With My Head Held Up High”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
gotten the runaround Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
got the runaround Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
got the runaround Tense=Past lexicographic
gets the runaround Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
getting the runaround Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Coordinates

give someone the runaround