to go round something
1round something off — 1 the square edges were rounded off: SMOOTH OFF, plane off, sand off, level off. 2 the party rounded off a successful year: COMPLETE, finish off, crown, cap, top; conclude, close, end. → …
2round something off — 1》 make the edges of something smooth. 2》 complete something in a satisfying or suitable way. → round …
3round something out — make something more complete the subtle flavors of a milliard round out the meal …
4get your head round something — british informal phrase to understand and accept something that seems strange Have you got your head around your new job yet? Thesaurus: to understand somethingsynonym Main entry: head * * * get your ˈhead round sth …
5get your tongue round something — informal phrase to pronounce a difficult or strange word I had trouble getting my tongue round some of their names. Thesaurus: pronunciation and pronouncing wordssynonym Main entry: tongue * * * get your ˈtongue around/round sth …
6get (your) tongue round (something) — get (your) tongue around/round (something) to pronounce a difficult word or phrase. I just can t get my tongue around some of those Welsh place names …
7centre something round something — ˈcentre around/on/round/upon sb/sth | ˈcentre sth around/on/round/upon sb/sth derived to be or make sb/sth become the person or thing around which most activity, etc. takes place • State occasions always centred around the king. • Discussions… …
8show somebody round (something) — ˌshow sb aˈround/ˈround (sth) derived to be a guide for sb when they visit a place for the first time to show them what is interesting • We were shown around the school by one of the students. • Has anyone shown you round yet? Main entry: ↑show …
10round something off — Syn: complete, finish off, crown, cap, top, conclude, close, end …
