To run rings around someone 和 to run circles around someone 意為「遙遙領先 (某人)；比 (某人) 優秀出色得多」，兩者為同義成語，可以互換，但前者為英式或美式英語，後者主要為美式英語。在英國，around 可以用 round 來替換。
To run rings around someone 源於「(用獵犬追蹤野兔的) 獵兔活動」(hare coursing)。當獵犬在追逐野兔時，野兔為了逃命往往是繞著圈子奔跑 (run rings) 而不是直線狂奔。這個成語在 1800 年代末期開始用作比喻意思，與大多數成語一樣，現在則鮮少用作字面意思。不過，to run circles around someone 似乎與任何狩獵術語無關。
例句：
- Our basketball team have run rings around all their opponents this year. (我們籃球隊今年的表現遠遠超越任何對手)
- Rudolf was very happy, having just watched his daughter run circles around all her rivals. (魯道夫樂不可支，因為他剛剛看到他女兒遙遙領先所有對手)
- Mary ran rings round all the other students in her class. (瑪麗的成績比她班上其他學生都要來得優秀許多)