Смысл: all-around

all-around1. [͵ɔ:ləʹraʋnd] n спорт.
<Í> многоборье

2. [͵ɔ:ləʹraʋnd] a
<Í> 1. = all-round
2. всеохватывающий, всеобъемлющий
all-around failure - полная неудача, полный провал, фиаско
the best all-around exhibit - наиболее полная /всеобъемлющая/ выставка
3. всесторонний; универсальный
all-around football player - футболист-универсал; футболист, который может играть и в защите и в нападении

jerk someone around Идиома

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.

jerk around

1. To move about in abrupt, hasty movements Tommy, I'm aggravating to get you dressed for school. Quit jerking about like that! The spy kept jerking about nervously, apprehensive of every complete and adumbration forth the way.2. slang To decay or canyon time idly or by accomplishing annihilation or agreeable in absurd behavior. Stop jerking about and alpha charwoman this abode up—my parents will be home soon!3. slang To aggravate someone, generally by aggravating to argue them of article untrue. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "jerk" and "around." Quit jerking me around, I apperceive there isn't a Hollywood administrator calling me appropriate now.4. slang To decay someone's time, generally by actuality indirect, evasive, or deceitful. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "jerk" and "around." I don't accept why they didn't aloof acquaint me "no" appropriate away. Instead, they jerked me about for three weeks back I could accept been attractive for added jobs. When we complained to the auberge administration about the affection of our room, they aloof jerked us about after anytime acceptance to actuality at fault.Learn more: around, jerk

jerk addition around

and jerk addition over tv. to altercation someone; to decay someone’s time. Stop jerking me about and accord me my money back! We jerked him over for a while, but he still wouldn’t appear across. Learn more: around, jerk, someone

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