What does 'give someone the runaround' mean?

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BBC Learning English


ไธ‹ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžๅญ—ๅน•ใ‚’ใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅ‹•็”ปใ‚’ๅ†็”Ÿใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ็ฟป่จณใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๅญ—ๅน•ใฏๆฉŸๆขฐ็ฟป่จณใงใ™ใ€‚

00:04
Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak.
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Feifei: ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€The English We Speak ใธใ‚ˆใ†ใ“ใใ€‚
00:10
I'm Feifei.
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ใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใงใ™ใ€‚
00:11
Rob: And I'm Rob. Hello.
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ใƒญใƒ–: ็งใฏใƒญใƒ–ใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€‚
00:13
Feifei: Hey, Rob, how is your application to
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Feifei: ใญใˆใ€ใƒญใƒ–ใ€
00:16
run in the marathon going?
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ใƒžใƒฉใ‚ฝใƒณใธใฎๅฟœๅ‹Ÿ็Šถๆณใฏใฉใ†๏ผŸ
00:17
Rob: Not great. I fill in a form and then I'm told
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ใƒญใƒ–: ่‰ฏใใชใ„ใ€‚ ใƒ•ใ‚ฉใƒผใƒ ใซ่จ˜ๅ…ฅใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ๅˆฅใฎใƒ•ใ‚ฉใƒผใƒ 
00:20
to fill in another one.
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ใซ่จ˜ๅ…ฅใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚
00:21
Feifei: Have you tried phoning someone?
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Feifei: ่ชฐใ‹ใซ้›ป่ฉฑใ—ใฆใฟใŸ๏ผŸ
00:23
Rob: Yes. And they won'tย  give me a straight answer.
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ใƒญใƒ–๏ผšใฏใ„ใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆใ€ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏ ็งใซ็އ็›ดใช็ญ”ใˆใ‚’ใใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
00:26
They just keep giving me the runaround.
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ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏ็งใซ้€ƒใ’้“ใ‚’ไธŽใˆ็ถšใ‘ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
00:28
Feifei: Well, that makes sense.
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Feifei: ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚
00:31
If you're going to run in a marathon,
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ใƒžใƒฉใ‚ฝใƒณใง่ตฐใ‚‹ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใชใ‚‰ใ€่ตฐใ‚Šๅ›žใ‚‰ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“
00:33
you've got to run around.
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00:35
Rob: No, Feifei. Giving someone the runaround
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ใƒญใƒ–๏ผšใ„ใ„ใˆใ€ใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใ€‚ ่ชฐใ‹ใซ้€ƒใ’้“ใ‚’ไธŽใˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจ
00:38
does not involve any exercise.
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ใฏใ€้‹ๅ‹•ใ‚’ๅฟ…่ฆใจใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
00:40
If you give someone the runaround,
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่ชฐใ‹ใซๅ›žใ‚Š้“ใ‚’ใ•ใ›ใŸๅ ดๅˆใ€
00:42
it means you 'behave in an unhelpful way'
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ใใ‚Œใฏใ‚ใชใŸใŒใ€Œๅฝนใซ็ซ‹ใŸใชใ„ๆ–นๆณ•ใง่กŒๅ‹•ใ—ใŸใ€ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ๅŠฉใ‘ใ‚’ๆฑ‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซ
00:44
โ€“ possibly sending someoneย  from one place to another
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่ชฐใ‹ ใ‚’ใ‚ใ‚‹ๅ ดๆ‰€ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅˆฅใฎๅ ดๆ‰€ใซ้€ใ‚‹ๅฏ่ƒฝ
00:47
to get help.
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ๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
00:48
If you are given the runaround,
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ๅ›ž้ฟ็ญ–ใŒไธŽใˆใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸๅ ดๅˆใ€
00:50
it can be very frustrating.
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ใใ‚Œใฏ้žๅธธใซใ‚คใƒฉใ‚คใƒฉใ™ใ‚‹ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
00:51
Feifei: I'm sure it is.
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Feifei: ็ขบใ‹ใซใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚
00:53
I know lots of situations where
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็ง
00:56
I've been given the runaround.
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ใฏ้€ƒใ’้“ใ‚’ไธŽใˆใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸๅคšใใฎ็Šถๆณใ‚’็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
00:57
Rob: Well, there's one place where you won't be
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ใƒญใƒ–๏ผšใ†ใƒผใ‚“ใ€้€ƒใ’้“ใŒไธŽใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„ๅ ดๆ‰€ใŒ 1 ใคใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™
01:00
given the runaround.
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01:00
It's here, with some helpfulย  examples of this phrase.
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ใ“ใ“ใซใ€ใ“ใฎใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใฎๅฝน็ซ‹ใคไพ‹ใŒใ„ใใคใ‹ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ ใ€‚
01:06
Examples: When I calledย  the bank to ask for a loan,
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ไพ‹: ใƒญใƒผใƒณใ‚’้ ผใ‚€ใŸใ‚ใซ้Š€่กŒใซ้›ป่ฉฑใ—ใŸใจใใ€
01:10
they just gave me the runaround.
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ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏ็งใซๅ›žใ‚Š้“ใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ ใ‘ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
01:12
She went to the hospital toย  get the results of her test,
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ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ ๆคœๆŸปใฎ็ตๆžœใ‚’ๅพ—ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซ็—…้™ขใซ่กŒใใพใ—ใŸ
01:17
but she just got the runaround.
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ใŒใ€ๅ–ใ‚Šไนฑใ—ใŸใ ใ‘ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
01:18
Now she's going to make a formal complaint.
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ไปŠใ€ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๆญฃๅผใช่‹ฆๆƒ…ใ‚’็”ณใ—็ซ‹ใฆใ‚‹ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚
01:21
When I complained about the bill,
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่ซ‹ๆฑ‚ๆ›ธใซใคใ„ใฆไธๅนณ
01:25
I was told to speak to theย  boss. But he wasn't there!
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ใ‚’่จ€ใ†ใจใ€ไธŠๅธใซ็›ธ่ซ‡ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸ ใ€‚ ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€ๅฝผใฏใใ“ใซใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸ๏ผ
01:28
I think I'm just being given the runaround.
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็งใฏๅ›žใ‚Š้“ใ‚’ไธŽใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใ ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:30
Feifei: This is The English We Speak
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Feifei: ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ
01:38
from BBC Learning English
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BBC ใƒฉใƒผใƒ‹ใƒณใ‚ฐ ใ‚คใƒณใ‚ฐใƒชใƒƒใ‚ทใƒฅใฎ The English We Speak ใงใ€
01:40
and we're finding out about the phrase
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01:42
'to give someone the runaround',
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ใ€Œ่ชฐใ‹ใซๅ›žใ‚Š้“ใ‚’ใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใซใคใ„ใฆ่ชฟในใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:44
which means
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ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ€
01:45
'to deliberately behave in an unhelpful way'.
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ใ€Œๅฝนใซ็ซ‹ใŸใชใ„ๆ–นๆณ•ใงๆ•…ๆ„ใซๆŒฏใ‚‹่ˆžใ†ใ“ใจใ€ใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:48
And, Rob, you've been given the runaround.
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ใใ—ใฆใ€ใƒญใƒ–ใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฏๅ›ž้ฟ็ญ–ใ‚’ไธŽใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
01:51
Rob: I have.
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ใƒญใƒ–๏ผšใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
01:52
All I want to do is get a place in the marathon.
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็งใŒใ—ใŸใ„ใฎใฏใ€ใƒžใƒฉใ‚ฝใƒณใงๅ ดๆ‰€ใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ ใ‘ใงใ™.
01:56
But nobody seems to want to help me.
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ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€่ชฐใ‚‚็งใ‚’ๅŠฉใ‘ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใฏใ—ใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚
01:57
Feifei: Could it be that you're so unfit,
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Feifei: ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใŸใ‚‰ใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใจใฆใ‚‚ไธ้ฉๆ ผใงใ€
02:00
they just don't want to give you a place?
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ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏใ‚ใชใŸใซๅฑ…ๅ ดๆ‰€ใ‚’ไธŽใˆใŸใใชใ„ใ ใ‘ใชใฎใงใ™ใ‹?
02:02
Rob: I don't think so. I'veย  been training for weeks!
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ใƒญใƒ–๏ผšใใ†ใฏๆ€ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ไฝ•้€ฑ้–“ใ‚‚ใƒˆใƒฌใƒผใƒ‹ใƒณใ‚ฐใ—ใฆใใพใ—ใŸ๏ผ
02:06
Feifei: Well, I managed toย  get a place straight away
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Feifei: ใ†ใƒผใ‚“ใ€้€ƒใ’ๅ ด
02:10
with no runaround.
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ใ‚‚ใชใใ™ใใซๅ ดๆ‰€ใ‚’็ขบไฟใงใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
02:11
Rob: What? You're running the marathon too?
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ใƒญใƒ–๏ผšใชใซ๏ผŸ ใƒžใƒฉใ‚ฝใƒณใ‚‚ใ‚„ใฃใฆใ‚‹๏ผŸ
02:14
Why didn't you tell me?
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ใชใ‚“ใงๆ•™ใˆใฆใใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸใฎ๏ผŸ
02:16
Right, I'm going to phone them again
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ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ๅบฆ้›ป่ฉฑใ—
02:18
and demand a place.
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ใฆๅ ดๆ‰€ใ‚’่ฆๆฑ‚ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
02:19
Feifei: And don't be givenย  the runaround this time, Rob!
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Feifei: ใใ—ใฆ ใ€ไปŠๅ›žใฏๅ›žใ‚Š้“ใ‚’ใ—ใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€ใƒญใƒ–!
02:22
Rob: I won't. See you at the start line!
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ใƒญใƒ–๏ผšใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผใƒˆใƒฉใ‚คใƒณใงใŠไผšใ„ใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†๏ผ
02:25
Feifei: Bye.
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