sneak around Idiom, Proverb

around the bend

crazy or insane, off your rocker If I had to listen to that noise all the time, I'd go around the bend.

around the clock

twenty-four hours, 'round the clock Julie worked around the clock to finish her sewing project.

beat around the bush

speak indirectly or evasively Stop beating around the bush and give us your final decision.

been around

experienced, not naive, wasn't born yesterday "Margo's been around; she can work with the convicts."

bomb around

drive around, drive your car for fun, cruise """Where have you been?"" ""Bombin' around in Rod's car."""

bring around/round

restore to health or consciousness, cure The medical workers were able to bring the man around after the accident.

circles around you

much better than you, no contest Why do you play cards with her? She can play circles around you.

come around

begin to co-operate, believe, come onside When he reads the report, he'll come around. He'll believe us.

drive around

drive a car up and down the streets, tooling around At night we drove around town, looking for something to do.

fart around

play instead of work, goof off, hang out When we were kids we used to fart around at my uncle's store.

sneak around

1. To move about (some place) in a quiet, sneaky, inconspicuous, or artful manner. Why are you cheating about the aback backyard like that? Are you aggravating to adumbrate something? I abhorrence cheating about like this, but I don't appetite Sarah to apperceive what I'm planning for her birthday.2. To move accomplished or attack to move accomplished addition or article in a sneaky, artful address so as not to be noticed. We charge to get into that warehouse, but I don't apperceive how we're activity to bastard about those guards.3. To bypass or attack to bypass the ascendancy or ascendancy of some person, group, or thing. The behemothic association has been accused of cheating about bounded and all-embracing tax laws through the use of actionable carapace companies in tax havens about the world. They've been cheating about the approval of the lath with their research.Learn more: around, sneak

sneak about (some place)

to move about a abode in a base or catlike fashion. Please don't bastard about the house. It makes me nervous. Please stop cheating around!Learn more: around, sneak

sneak about someone or something

1. Lit. to edge about or accomplished addition or something. The cat sneaked about Molly and ran out the door. We had to bastard about the bend so we wouldn't be seen.
2. Fig. to avoid the ascendancy or censorship of addition or some group. I anticipate we can bastard about the lath of admiral and accredit this activity ourselves. Yes, let's bastard about the board.Learn more: around, sneak

sneak around

v.
1. To move or accomplish in some abode furtively or surreptitiously: The aegis bouncer bent the bandit cheating about the appointment afterwards closing.
2. To do article after someone's knowledge, abnormally to appoint in adventurous relationships: I doubtable her bedmate has been cheating around. I anticipate his wife was cheating about on him. Learn more: around, sneak

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