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Idiom idiom

revolve around


To be essentially connected with; to concern.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

My life seems to revolve around my job.

CONTEXTUAL

The entire plot of the movie revolves around a secret letter found in an old attic.

COMPLEX

In many traditional societies, daily existence revolves around the seasonal cycles of the harvest and the changing weather patterns.


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    revolving door syndrome

    A situation in which employee turnover in an organization is inordinately high.

Last updated August 10, 2026