run about

run about
To be very busy doing many different things.

Ive been running about all week getting everything ready for the holidays.


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  • run — I [[t]rʌn[/t]] v. ran, run, run•ning, n. adj. 1) to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground 2) to move or pass quickly 3) to depart… …   From formal English to slang

  • run around — verb a) To be very busy doing many different things. I dont want to run around all week getting everything ready for the holidays. b) to move from one end of the consist to the other, so as to pull the train in the opposite direction. Syn: run… …   Wiktionary

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