work around

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work around (third-person singular simple present works around, present participle working around, simple past and past participle worked around)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work,‎ around.
    He works around the corner in the fish shop.
  2. To bypass or circumvent (a problem or obstacle).
    If we can't fix this problem, we'll just have to work around it.