if news gets around, a lot of people hear it
to find a way of dealing with a problem or of avoiding it
to go or travel to different places
to have sexual relationships with a lot of different people
to persuade someone to do something, especially by being nice to them
'We still get around a wee bit and we have to do it in a manner that befits the royal family,' says one palace official.
At the age of 85 Milly still gets around quite well.
He said: 'I can't get around my flat without the wheelchair.'
He’s strict, but you can usually get around him with humour.
It didn’t take long for news of his resignation to get around.
There are ways of getting around the tax rules.
You can’t get around the fact that smoking kills.
gets around
getting around
got around
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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