to get the runaround meaning?

Question

What's the meaning of "to get the runaround" idiom? Please give me some examples!

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Idiom Conjugations:

 

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Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Getting the runaround can be very frustrating.
 

Answer 3

Idiom Usage:

To get the runaround is informal.
 

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Idiom Scenario 3:

get the run around  

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Idiom Scenario 2:

Two friends are talking ...

Friend 1:  How have you been doing looking for work with your new PhD?
Friend 2:  Not so good.  I'm having trouble finding a job.
Friend 1:  Why is that?
Friend 2:  All the people I talk to are understanding and impressed but I believe that they think I'm overqualified and they keep directing me to other departments.
Friend 1:  That's frustrating when you get the runaround.

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Idiom Scenario 1:

Two friends are talking ...

Friend 1:  Have you found out why your driver's license has been suspended?
Friend 2:  I have been to the three different government agencies but each one directs me to a different department. I have an excellent driving record and have done nothing wrong.
Friend 1: Perhaps you should keep trying.
Friend 2:  I will.  I just get a little tired of getting the runaround.

Answer 7

Idiom Definition:

"to get the runaround"

to be given misleading or evasive information such that it is extremely difficult to get what you are trying to get

Synonyms: bureaucracy, bureaucratic, circular, delay, detour, difficulty, diversion, elusive, evasion, evasive, holdup, labyrinthine, meandering, oblique, obscure, obstacle, protocol, roundabout, run-around, stonewall