get around something

get around something
ˌget ˈround/aˈround sth derived
to deal with a problem successfully
Syn: overcome

A clever lawyer might find a way of getting round that clause.

Main entry:getderived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • get around to doing something — get around to (doing something) to find time to do something. I wanted to see that movie but never got around to it …   New idioms dictionary

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  • get around to — phrasal verb get around to or get round to [transitive] Word forms get around to : present tense I/you/we/they get around to he/she/it gets around to present participle getting around to past tense got around to past participle got around to get… …   English dictionary

  • get around — (in BRIT, also use get round) 1) PHRASAL VERB To get around a problem or difficulty means to overcome it. [V P n] None of these countries has found a way yet to get around the problem of the polarization of wealth. Syn: get over 2) PHRASAL VERB… …   English dictionary

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