Verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, around.
He works around the corner in the fish shop.
To bypass or circumvent (a problem or obstacle).
If we can't fix this problem, we'll just have to work around it.
If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Michael Jordan
Rules, after all, are only made so you can work around them. Chetan Bhagat
I'm involved in the work around prison rights in general. Angela Davis
This amateurism however, can sometimes be helpful in forging a style; you have to work around your weaknesses. Bill Bruford
Italians know about human nature - they understand human nature perhaps better than anyone else does. They know that people are weak and greedy and lazy and dishonest and they just try to make the best of it; to work around it. Donna Leon
And it took me about 11 years to get a record deal, and I just had to work around and come to terms with the fact that what I was doing was going to be different, and I just had to wait until somebody was ready to jump on the bandwagon. Lee Ann Womack