make the rounds
Idioms-
Follow a given circuit, as in The watchman makes the rounds every hour , or The gossip soon made the rounds of the school . Versions of this expression, such as go the rounds, follow the rounds, march the rounds , date from about 1600.
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make rounds . Visit each hospitalized patient who is under the care of a specific physician, as in The surgery residents make rounds with their chief every morning . [c. 1900]
Example Sentences
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“I’ll make the rounds before the crowd gets here.”
From Literature
Even when Maggie and Kate were exhausted, sad, or disinterested, they still had to make the rounds of social functions, whether in Washington, DC, or any city in which they appeared.
From Literature
Jefferies strategist Jeffrey Favuzza called the post “the latest cautious AI article to make the rounds.”
From MarketWatch
The other guard on duty had just gone to make the rounds of the museum’s galleries when the two men came to the door, identifying themselves as members of the Boston Police Department and saying they were there to investigate reports of a disturbance.
From New York Times
Jokes of offerings make the rounds each spring, though Eberle said he hasn’t seen that happen personally.
From Seattle Times
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