run+down
41ˌrun-ˈdown — adj 1) so tired that you do not feel well 2) in bad condition because no one has spent money on repairs a run down hotel[/ex] …
42run down someone — 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 …
43run 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 …
44run down (something) — 1. to explain something. I ll run down my research quickly. T. J. ran it all down for him, explaining the different costs of each option. 2. to reduce something. We are going to start running down our savings if prices don t stop rising. I want… …
45run down someone — run down (someone) to injure or kill someone with a vehicle. He s accused of running down two pedestrians while driving drunk. She tried to run us down! …
46run down the clock — run down/out the ˈclock idiom (US) if a sports team tries to run down/out the clock at the end of a game, it stops trying to score and just tries to keep hold of the ball to stop the other team from scoring compare ↑time wasting Main entry:… …
47run down something — run down (something) to use the power that makes something work. We left the car lights on and ran down the battery. I wound up the toy dog and watched it jump until it ran down …
48run down — run (you) down to make you very tired. All of these crises in the family have really run her down …
49run down some lines — 1. in. to converse (with someone). □ I was running down some lines with Fred when the bell rang. □ Hey, man, let’s run down some lines. 2. in. to try to seduce someone; to go through a talk leading to seduction. (See also run one’s rhymes.) □ Go… …
50run down — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, ausgespielt, battered, beat up, beaten up, belittle, blow, break down, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, broken down, burn out, burned out, cachectic, calm, calm down, cease, collapse, collide,… …
