ring around
Circle the perimeter
Ring around means to encircle or surround something: Police ringed around the building.
It also means to call multiple people or places in sequence, especially in British English: I'll ring around and see if anyone has availability.
The children's game "Ring Around the Rosie" uses the phrase for players joining hands in a circle.
- surroundingEnclosing on all sides
- go roundMove around sequentially
- wreathDecorative foliage circle
- haloLuminous ring overhead
- circleCurved closed shape
corona · round and round · girdle · loop · circumnavigate · band · embrace · encompass · aura · envelop · arc · orbit · enclosure · coil · wrap · sphere · confine · glow
path geometry
ring aroundgo straight
Cease criminal activity
straight path · beeline · linear path · direct route · straight line
enclosure vs. passage
ring aroundpass through
Move across something
go through · cut through · pierce · traverse · bisect