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tell againstTo function as a liability (for someone); to put into a condition of disadvantage.Rate it:

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turn againstTo rotate against or in opposition to something.Rate it:

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up againstFacing; challenging, or opposing.Rate it:

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up againstIn contact with, abutting.Rate it:

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Up Against the WallIn serious trouble, in desperate situation, in serious difficultiesRate it:

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hit a home runAccomplish a difficult task, design a spectacular approach, display an outstanding solution.Rate it:

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home runSexual Intercourse.Rate it:

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run arounda female who sees many different men at the same timeRate it:

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run forTo try to obtain political position through the democratic voting process.Rate it:

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run hot and coldTo alternate between two opposite extremes, such as enthusiasm and disinterest or success and failure.Rate it:

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solo runAction taken without consultation of colleagues or approval of superiorsRate it:

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run awayTo flee by running.Rate it:

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run aboutTo be very busy doing many different things.Rate it:

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run downTo read quickly a list or other short text.Rate it:

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run downTo hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.Rate it:

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run away withTo be misled by imagining that one's desires can come true.Rate it:

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run overTo briefly describe.Rate it:

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run toTo reach the limit of one's abilities or tastes.Rate it:

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run toTo reach a particular maximum amount, size, value, etc.Rate it:

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run around withTo spend a lot of time with a person or group of people. Often used to talk about a person's group of friends that one does not like much.Rate it:

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run throughTo go through by running.Rate it:

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run afterTo chase.Rate it:

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run aroundTo be very busy doing many different things.Rate it:

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run away withTo leave secretly with another person. Usually with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family.Rate it:

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run byTo repeat some information.Rate it:

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run for one's moneyA difficult challenge for the person indicated, especially one involving a competitive situation.Rate it:

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run inAlternative spelling of run-in.Rate it:

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run intoTo cause to collide with.Rate it:

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run offTo flee or depart quickly.Rate it:

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run off withTo leave with someone with the intention of living with them or marrying them. Usually in secret because other people think it is wrong.Rate it:

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run off withTo steal or abscond.Rate it:

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run overTo drive over, causing injury or death.Rate it:

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run throughTo pervade, of a quality that is characteristic of a group, organisation, or system.Rate it:

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run upOf a bowler, to run, or walk up to the bowling crease in order to bowl a ball.Rate it:

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still waters run deepA person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellect.Rate it:

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run around afterTo spend a lot of time doing things for another person or group of people. Often used when that person could reasonably do the things for themselves.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo falsely accuse someone of wrongdoing.Rate it:

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run into the groundTo mismanage to the point of ruin.Rate it:

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proverbs run in pairsEvery proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.Rate it:

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run for one's lifeTo run away desperately from danger.Rate it:

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run intoTo enter by running.Rate it:

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the course of true love never did run smoothThere will always be problems in a relationship.Rate it:

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dry runA practice; a rehearsal.Rate it:

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run acrossTo cross by running.Rate it:

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run acrossTo find or discover by chance.Rate it:

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run awayTo leave home, or other place of residence, usually unannounced, or to make good on a threat, with such action usually performed by a child or juvenile.Rate it:

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run backTo take someone home by car. Give someone a lift to their house.Rate it:

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run byTo inform someone briefly of the main points of an idea.Rate it:

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run downTo find something or someone after searching for a long time.Rate it:

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run for one's lifeTo attempt to escape an extremely bad situationRate it:

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