ring around (sb/sth)
phrasal verbwithringverbuk/rɪŋ/usrang|rung
(UKalsoring round (sb/sth))[IorT]COMMUNICATIONS
tocallseveralpeopleon thephoneinordertofindoutinformationororganizesomething:
The first thing they did was toringaround alltheircompetitors'storesundercovertofindouttheirprices.
I alwaysringaround to get thecheapestquote.