ring around sth — UK US ring around (sb/sth) Phrasal Verb with ring({{}}/rɪŋ/ verb (rang, rung) (UK also ring round (sb/sth)) ► [I or T] COMMUNICATIONS to call several people on the phone in order to find out information or organize something: »Th … Financial and business terms
ring-fence — UK US verb [T] FINANCE ► to protect an amount of money so that it can only be used for a particular purpose: ring fence sth for sth »€500 million will be ring fenced for improving roads. ring fence sth from sb »An attempt has been made to ring… … Financial and business terms
ring in something — ˌring ˈin sth derived to ring bells to celebrate sth, especially the new year Main entry: ↑ringderived … Useful english dictionary
ring — ring1 W2S1 [rıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(jewellery)¦ 2¦(circle)¦ 3 give somebody a ring 4¦(bells)¦ 5¦(criminals)¦ 6 have the/a ring of something 7 have a familiar ring 8 run rings around somebody 9¦(cooking)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
ring round — ˌring ˈround ˌring a ˈround [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they ring round he/she/it rings round present participle … Useful english dictionary
ring around somebody — ˌring ˈround (sb/sth) | ˌring aˈround (sb/sth) derived (BrE) to telephone a number of people in order to organize sth or to get some information, etc • I rang round all the travel agents in the area. Main entry: ↑ring … Useful english dictionary
ring around something — ˌring ˈround (sb/sth) | ˌring aˈround (sb/sth) derived (BrE) to telephone a number of people in order to organize sth or to get some information, etc • I rang round all the travel agents in the area. Main entry: ↑ring … Useful english dictionary
ring round something — ˌring ˈround (sb/sth) | ˌring aˈround (sb/sth) derived (BrE) to telephone a number of people in order to organize sth or to get some information, etc • I rang round all the travel agents in the area. Main entry: ↑ring … Useful english dictionary
ring round somebody — ˌring ˈround (sb/sth) | ˌring aˈround (sb/sth) derived (BrE) to telephone a number of people in order to organize sth or to get some information, etc • I rang round all the travel agents in the area. Main entry: ↑ring … Useful english dictionary
ring the changes (with something) — ring the ˈchanges (with sth) idiom (BrE) to make changes to sth in order to have greater variety • Ring the changes with a new colour. Main entry: ↑ringidiom … Useful english dictionary
