go all around the Wrekin: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  West Midlands (England)literalregional
  • To take a long or circuitous route around the Wrekin (a prominent hill in Shropshire), used literally of a roundabout physical journey.

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  • For our Sunday hike, we literally went all around the Wrekin, enjoying the scenic views from every side.

    Para nuestra caminata del domingo, literalmente dimos la vuelta completa al Wrekin, disfrutando de las vistas panorámicas desde todos los lados.

  • The tour guide led us on a path that went all around the Wrekin, taking longer than expected but very picturesque.

    El guía turístico nos llevó por un camino que rodeaba todo el Wrekin, tardando más de lo esperado pero muy pintoresco.

  • We took our bikes and rode all around the Wrekin, stopping to rest at several points along the way.

    Tomamos nuestras bicicletas y recorrimos todo el Wrekin, deteniéndonos a descansar en varios puntos del camino.

  • The caravan went all around the Wrekin before reaching the campsite, following the winding country roads.

    La caravana dio la vuelta completa al Wrekin antes de llegar al campamento, siguiendo los sinuosos caminos rurales.

• 2.

  West Midlands (England)idiomaticcolloquialregional
  • To take an unnecessarily long, indirect, or convoluted approach; to delay arrival or completion by taking a roundabout course.

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  • We didn’t get to the point directly; instead, we went all around the Wrekin during the meeting, wasting valuable time.

    No fuimos al grano directamente; en su lugar, dimos muchas vueltas durante la reunión, perdiendo tiempo valioso.

  • If you keep going all around the Wrekin instead of answering my question, we’ll never finish this discussion.

    Si sigues dando vueltas en lugar de responder a mi pregunta, nunca terminaremos esta discusión.

  • He tends to go all around the Wrekin when explaining things, making it hard to follow his main point.

    Él tiende a dar muchas vueltas al explicar las cosas, dificultando seguir su idea principal.