Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
Go around...
Chloe: How could you betray me like that?
Clark: I didn't mean to go around you. To act behind her back?
Clark: I didn't mean to go around you. To act behind her back?
Top answer
I think you're right. "go around you" usually means "not going through you". "going through you" means either asking someone to approve or help out, and it often is used when someone can only meet with one person after talking to another (such as a secretary for a businessman).
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I think you're right. "go around you" usually means "not going through you". "going through you" means either asking someone to approve or help out, and it often is used when someone can only meet with one person after talking to another (such as a secretary for a businessman).
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