run+about
51run down something — run down (someone/something) 1. to search for and find someone or something. We spend a lot of money each year running down students who are out of school illegally. The software giant spent months running down bugs in the program and fixing them …
52run down — (someone/something) 1. to search for and find someone or something. We spend a lot of money each year running down students who are out of school illegally. The software giant spent months running down bugs in the program and fixing them. The… …
53run the risk (of something doing something) — run the ˈrisk (of sth/of doing sth) | run ˈrisks idiom to be or put yourself in a situation in which sth bad could happen to you • We don t want to run the risk of losing their business. • Investment is all about running risks. Main entry:… …
54run the risk (of of doing something) — run the ˈrisk (of sth/of doing sth) | run ˈrisks idiom to be or put yourself in a situation in which sth bad could happen to you • We don t want to run the risk of losing their business. • Investment is all about running risks. Main entry:… …
55run risks — run the ˈrisk (of sth/of doing sth) | run ˈrisks idiom to be or put yourself in a situation in which sth bad could happen to you • We don t want to run the risk of losing their business. • Investment is all about running risks. Main entry:… …
56run something by (or past) — tell (someone) about something, in order to obtain an opinion or reaction. → run …
57run (something) by (someone) — to show someone something or tell them about it to get their opinion. Would you run that by me again? …
58run something up the flagpole — run (something) up the flagpole mainly American to tell people about an idea in order to see what they think of it. Run your suggestion up the flagpole and see what the others say …
59run up the flagpole — run (something) up the flagpole mainly American to tell people about an idea in order to see what they think of it. Run your suggestion up the flagpole and see what the others say …
60run after someone — run after (someone) to try to get the attention or love of someone. He s about to make a fool of himself, running after a married woman. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of run after someone or something (= to chase someone or something) …
