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the world is built around someone
expect everything to serve one person
If someone acts as if the world is built around them, they expect everything to suit their needs and wishes.
Hear it in real life
Why is Daniel annoyed that we changed the restaurant?
He thinks the world is built around him.
She behaves as if the world is built around her schedule.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: the world is built surrounding him
Say: the world is built around him
Use the fixed preposition "around" when saying that everything is organised to suit one person.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
act as if the world is built around someone; think the world is built around someone
Your turn: say it out loud
She behaves as if the world is built around her schedule.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
the world is built around someone
expect everything to serve one person
“She behaves as if the world is built around her schedule.”
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