| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| run-in |
argument, fight
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Doug had a run-in with the boss yesterday. They had an argument.
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| run interference |
protect from attack, come between the attacker and the victim
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We've been running interference for the President all week - people
calling and demanding to speak with him about lying under oath .
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| run into |
bump, crash into
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My car slid on the ice and I ran into a mail box - knocked it down.
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| run into |
meet by chance, bump into, run across
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Did you run into anyone you know? See any old friends?
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| run it by me again |
tell me again, come again
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I didn't get the postal code. Would you run that by me again.
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| run its course |
go until it stops, take its course
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We don't have a cure for a cold. It will just have to run its course.
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| run of the mill |
average, common, off the shelf
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It was a run-of-the-mill novel, the story of a man who returns to the place he was born.
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| run off |
make copies at a photocopier
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Please run off extra copies of her resume before the job interview.
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| run off at the mouth |
talk a lot, talk when you should be quiet
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Why do you run off at the mouth and disturb this class?
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| run out |
use all, not have enough, run short
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Dad, we've run out of coffee. Will you make some more?
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