give someone the runaround
give someone the runaround · gives someone the runaround · gave someone the runaround · given someone the runaround · giving someone the runaround
To delay, dodge, or frustrate, especially by providing useless information or directionsTo delay, dodge, or frustrate (someone), especially by providing useless information or directions.
» I get the feeling I'm being given the runaround.
Ich habe das Gefühl, daß man sich hier der Antwort entzieht. — Waldelfe
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1 senses(idiomatic)To delay, dodge, or frustrate (someone), especially by providing useless information or directions.
Examples
1 sentencesI get the feeling I'm being given the runaround.
deIch habe das Gefühl, daß man sich hier der Antwort entzieht. — Waldelfe
Translations
2 languagesForms
gives someone the runaround, giving someone the runaround, gave someone the runaround, given someone the runaround| Base form | give someone the runaround · to give someone the runaround |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gives someone the runaround |
| Present participle | giving someone the runaround |
| Past simple | gave someone the runaround |
| Past participle | given someone the runaround |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | give someone the runaround |
| he, she, it | gives someone the runaround |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | gave someone the runaround |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have given someone the runaround |
| he, she, it | has given someone the runaround |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will give someone the runaround |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle