build around

build around
phrasal
: to fashion, construct, or develop (a whole) in orientation to some constituent factor

usually a sponsor buys a show built around a star — Arthur Godfrey

their lives are built around their house and garden

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ˌbuild a ˈround [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they build around he/she/it builds around present participle building around past tense built around past participle built around] phrasal verb
to make a particular aim or idea the main part of something

Her whole campaign was built around economic recovery.

Thesaurus: based on something and to be based on somethingsynonym
Main entry: build

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build around [phrasal verb]
build (something) around (something) : to develop or organize (something) by using (something, such as an idea) as its main or central part

We built our program around the idea that people need love and support.

Their lives are built around their children. [=their children are the most important things in their lives]

The textbook builds lessons around grammar topics.

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