run rings around
Totally outperform someone
To run rings around someone is to outperform them so thoroughly it's almost embarrassing—as if you could literally circle them while they stand still: She ran rings around the other candidates in the debate.
The phrase implies effortless superiority, suggesting the competition isn't even close.
- outstripSurpass or overtake
- outclassExceed in quality
- bestHighest in quality
- trounceDefeat decisively
- circleCurved closed shape
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