Verb
run around with (third-person singular simple present runs around with, present participle running around with, simple past ran around with, past participle run around with)
(idiomatic, transitive) To spend a lot of time with a person or group of people. Often implies disapproval on the part of the speaker.
I'm not happy about the friends my son is running around with at the moment.
A writer should not run around with a mirror for his countrymen; he should tell his society and his times things no one ever thought before. Stanisław Lem
I run around with hillbilly girls The weekend sits on my hillbilly world You better be ready when the sun goes down That's when country comes to town. Toby Keith
I never bothered with cars. I was probably one of the few kids in school who didn't run around with hot-rod magazines. As I would be at home fiddling with my guitar, they would be fiddling with a car engine. Angus Young
I'm from a middle class family but my father squandered all the money, so I didn't really run around with rich people. I was very judgmental towards a lot of them. Benjamin Clementine
Associate with well-mannered persons and your manners will improve. Run around with decent folk and your own decent instincts will be strengthened. Stanley Walker
I'm not one to run around with different girls. I like someone that makes me feel good and that I can make feel good. David Arquette