The company has come up with some new products that will 'run circles around' the competition. [=that will be much better than the competition; that will easily beat the competition]
We've been trying to decide how to improve the system, but we just keep 'going around in circles'. [=we are not making any progress toward making a decision]
Now that she's back on the stage, her career has 'come/gone full circle'. [=her career began on the stage, and now she has returned to it]
(..) This is my father, King. He runs the show. Men. All right, everybody up. Gather around. Now form a circle. Everybody, take a knee. Want you to join hands. We're gonna pray for the death of the man who killed my son. Everybody, bow your heads. (..)2012 Mud