Hly2004  +  180497 Mon, 09 Jan 06 05:11 AM Brother ran rings around the other players on the soccer team because they were a little clumsy. (1)What's the meaning of "ran rings around"? Does it mean "circle around someone"?  If so, why did "Brother" circle around the players on his own team. (why not the opponent team) in a match. (2)I looked it up in  my dictionary, it says "outclass or outwit (someone) easily." I wonder if this is a literal meaning or a metaphor?  Could you give me an example? Hly2004 Joined on Sun, Nov 20 2005 Regular Member 717 Metaphors

	Nef  +  180560 Mon, 09 Jan 06 10:48 AM "Ran rings around" usually is not literal. As you found when you went to the dictionary, it has to do with someone doing something a lot better or more successfully than someone else (often an opponent or competitor). Examples: During the debates, one presidential candidate ran rings around the others. (Debated a lot better than the others.) That store was so successful that it ran rings around its competitors. (Did a lot more business than its competitors.) Nef Joined on Sun, Jan 1 2006 California, USA Regular Member 638 Dates