have come a full circle

have come a full circle
complete a cycle, complete an endeavor or undertaking

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • come full circle — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To become totally opposed to one s own earlier conviction on a given subject. * /Today s conservative businessperson has come full circle from former radical student days./ 2. To change and develop, only to end up where… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come full circle — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To become totally opposed to one s own earlier conviction on a given subject. * /Today s conservative businessperson has come full circle from former radical student days./ 2. To change and develop, only to end up where… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come full circle — come/go/turn full circle if something or someone has come full circle after changing a lot, they are now the same as they were at the beginning. My career has come full circle and I am back at the school where I started out as a teacher thirty… …   New idioms dictionary

  • come\ full\ circle — v. phr. informal 1. To become totally opposed to one s own earlier conviction on a given subject. Today s conservative businessperson has come full circle from former radical student days. 2. To change and develop, only to end up where one… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • come full circle — arrive at the place where you began    Let s ask the teacher, okay? If we do that, we ll have come full circle. Remember? …   English idioms

  • come full circle — completely opposite from one s starting point They have come full circle since the new president started at the university …   Idioms and examples

  • go full circle — come/go/turn full circle if something or someone has come full circle after changing a lot, they are now the same as they were at the beginning. My career has come full circle and I am back at the school where I started out as a teacher thirty… …   New idioms dictionary

  • turn full circle — come/go/turn full circle if something or someone has come full circle after changing a lot, they are now the same as they were at the beginning. My career has come full circle and I am back at the school where I started out as a teacher thirty… …   New idioms dictionary

  • circle — cir|cle1 W2S2 [ˈsə:kəl US ˈsə:r ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(shape)¦ 2¦(arranged in circle)¦ 3¦(group of people)¦ 4¦(theatre)¦ 5 go/run around in circles 6 come/go full circle ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1000 1100; : Old French; Origin: cercle, from Latin …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • circle — cir|cle1 [ sɜrkl ] noun count *** 1. ) a round shape consisting of a curved line that completely encloses a space and is the same distance from the center at every point. Something in the shape of a circle is circular: a mathematical calculation… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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