run around
Give evasive treatment
To run around is to move busily from place to place, often with a sense of scattered activity: I've been running around all day trying to get everything done.
It can suggest aimless or frantic motion.
To run around with someone is to spend time with them socially, sometimes with a hint of disapproval: She's been running around with a bad crowd.
Running around on someone means cheating on a partner: He was running around on his wife for years.
Act dishonestly to win
- two-timeBetray a romantic partner
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- unfaithfulBetraying a partner's trust
philander · dalliance · sneak · betray · adultery · cheating · player · womanize
Avoid by quick movement
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- circumventAvoid by going around
- evadeEscape by cunning
- avoidStay away from
bypass · skirt · duck · stonewall · deflect · stall · elude · escape
Lighthearted playful movement
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
- gambolPlayful leaping about
- cavortPlay with lively movement
- chaseRapid following of quarry
tag · roughhouse · horseplay · scamper · dash · scurry · play · recess
Mix into disorder
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
- rushQuick sudden movement
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
helter-skelter · madhouse · hecticness · harried · frazzled · juggling · multitasking · errands
cheat
Act dishonestly to win
- two-timeBetray a romantic partner
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
unfaithful · philander · dalliance · sneak · betray · adultery · cheating · player · womanize · catting
dodge
Avoid by quick movement
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- circumventAvoid by going around
- evadeEscape by cunning
avoid · bypass · skirt · duck · stonewall · deflect · stall · elude · escape · shirk
frolic
Lighthearted playful movement
chase · tag · roughhouse · horseplay · scamper · dash · scurry · play · recess · hopscotch
scramble
Mix into disorder
frenzy · helter-skelter · madhouse · hecticness · harried · frazzled · juggling · multitasking · errands · overwhelmed
gallivant
Roam for pleasure
idle · aimless · flit · meander · drift · loaf · dally · dawdle · unproductive · directionless
tiring
Causing fatigue
grueling · taxing · burnout · overworked · spent · sapped · strenuous · arduous · nonstop · relentless
- motion idiomsin motion, on the move, on the go, move forward, move along
- evasionevasion, avoiding, avoids, evade, dodging
run aroundfocus
Concentrated attention point
concentrate · cut to the chase · go straight · prioritize · streamline