get about
verb- To be mobile, physically active. · I can't get about so much since I hurt my hip.
- To become widely known; to be leaked to the public or a wider audience. · If this story gets about then I'm finished.
- To visit a variety of different places. · That's the third party Brenda's been to this week. She certainly gets about.
From the library
It is an advantage to get about in such a case without taking a mercenary into your confidence.
As it is, I have been able to get about as I could not possibly have done had I been living in the Hall, and I remain an unknown factor in the business, ready to throw in all my weight at a critical moment.”
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