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did the rounds

vb. (en-past of: do the rounds)

Usage examples of "did the rounds".

Jack was not in, and I did the rounds quickly, leaving everything in good order.

He did the rounds of the hall, examining each of the captives in turn and giving fresh instructions to Zira, who noted them down.

An angry flurry of memos did the rounds of the government forces trying vainly to find someone responsible for issuing the live ammo.

Security was geared to combat any action by a psychopath, reasonably enough: there were always psychopaths in the crowd whenever a VIP did the rounds.

As she did the rounds, she realized that more men were injured than beasts.

I had a last word with Henty, and then did the rounds, checking that every man was in his place and the Russians were covered.

The sword did the rounds of the four soldiers who all reacted similarly.

She did have to try very hard not to hang on to her mother, but she maneuvered to stay close behind Nimisha as the designer did the rounds of the invited guests and accepted official, and personal, congratulations on her achievement.

Of course, some of the visitors simply did the rounds out of curiosity .

Max worked for Hutch Sales, in the exhibitions department, which dealt with permanent showhouses and with the single collapsible building that did the rounds of exhibitions in the UK.

Most of the players and officials who were down on the field When It Happened became minor media celebrities, and did the rounds of all the talk shows.