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merry-go-round Definition

merry-go-round (merē gō ro̵und′)

noun

  1. a circular, revolving platform with forms of animals as seats on it, used at carnivals, amusement parks, etc.: it is turned by machinery, usually to music; carousel
  2. a whirl or busy round, as of work or pleasure

merry-go-round Synonyms

merry-go-round

n.

carousel, revolving platform, amusement device, whirligig, roundabout (British).

merry-go-round Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • life: In the merry-go-round of life we live in - where has all the romance gone?

Converse of object

  • spin: Tottenham Hotspur became the first premier league club to ' spin the managerial merry-go-round ' when they sacked Glenn Hoddle on Sunday afternoon.
  • ride: Have fun riding the merry-go-round in Noddy's car, Noddy's plane, the fire engine or the Toyland Express.
  • have: It had merry-go-rounds, slides, what have you.
  • leave: Think the whole Billie leaving, no, staying, no, leaving again merry-go-round is distracting them!

Adjective modifier

  • managerial: Tottenham Hotspur became the first premier league club to ' spin the managerial merry-go-round ' when they sacked Glenn Hoddle on Sunday afternoon.
  • usual: Bored with the usual merry-go-round of local 10Ks and half-marathons?
  • annual: Home Buyers Guide First Steps to a move This year around 1.5 million British homes will change hands in the annual property merry-go-round.
  • whole: I don't want to deal with that whole merry-go-round anymore.
  • perpetual: What is dubious is for pre-payments, loans and expenditure to keep turning one into the other in a sort of perpetual merry-go-round.
  • bizarre: Or was once, until I got caught up in the bizarre merry-go-round of childrenâs literature.

Modifies a noun

  • column: On the death of Drew Pearson in 1969, Anderson took over his Merry-Go-Round column.
  • horse: The wide eyes of the merry-go-round horses, no longer suggestive of energy, suggest terror instead.
  • pump: In the initial phase, 30 merry-go-round pumps will be installed in primary schools in Maputo, Gaza and Inhambane.

Noun used with modifier

  • transfer: However, in this era of Bosman transfers the end-of-season transfer merry-go-round shows no sign of slowing down.
  • property: Home Buyers Guide First Steps to a move This year around 1.5 million British homes will change hands in the annual property merry-go-round.

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