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run out the clockTo preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession, to waste time.Rate it:

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run overrun over; schedule, time limit, with vehicle, budget, expense account, 'heels', time limit, person's feelings, vacation time, lawn, curb, warranty, guarantee, lease, stay, sidewalk,Rate it:

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run overTo cross by running.Rate it:

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run overTo exceed the allotted time.Rate it:

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run overto rehearseRate it:

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run pastTo bring an idea or proposal to the attention of someone in order to obtain their opinion.Rate it:

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run rampantTo go unchecked or without control; to be wild or excessive.Rate it:

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run rings aroundTo demonstrate superiority, or greater skill than another person, team or group of people.Rate it:

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run riotTo be uncontrolable.Rate it:

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run riotTo act in an uncontrolled, unbridled mannerRate it:

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run roitbehave without restrainRate it:

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run scaredTo try everything to avoid defeat.Rate it:

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run somebody raggedTo exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody.Rate it:

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run someone raggedTo exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody.Rate it:

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run something byTo bring an idea or proposal to the attention of someone in order to obtain their opinion.Rate it:

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run something pastTo bring an idea or proposal to the attention of someone in order to obtain their opinion.Rate it:

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run the clock downTo run down the clockRate it:

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run the gamutTo encompass the full range or variety possible.Rate it:

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run the gauntletTo undergo a series of tests or challenges.Rate it:

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run the gauntletUsed other than as an idiom: see run, gauntlet.Rate it:

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run the rule overExamine carefully and thoroughly.Rate it:

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run throughTo impale a person with a blade, usually a sword.Rate it:

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run throughTo use completely, in a short space of time. Usually money.Rate it:

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run to earthto find someone or something after a long and difficult searchRate it:

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run upTo accumulate a debt.Rate it:

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run upTo make something, usually an item of clothing, very quickly.Rate it:

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run wildto go unchecked, to be out of controlRate it:

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run withTo be a member of (a gang or hooligan firm).Rate it:

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run withTo follow something through to completion or realization.Rate it:

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run with scissorsTo behave recklessly.Rate it:

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run with the hare and hunt with the houndsTo support both sides of an argument.Rate it:

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run-of-the-millOrdinary; not special.Rate it:

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solo runA run made while soloing the football.Rate it:

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take a run atTo attack or challenge or to try to attack or challenge.Rate it:

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take a run atTo attempt to achieve or acquire.Rate it:

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you can run but one can't hideThere is nothing someone can do to evade something.You can run but you can't hide.Rate it:

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you can't run with the hare and hunt with the houndsYou can't have it both ways.Rate it:

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a purple patchBritish (Informal) a run of success or good fortune. "people expect him to score in every game now he's hit a purple patch."Rate it:

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AOBAway on break.Rate it:

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bat awayTo knock an object, usually a ball.Rate it:

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be offTo be away from.Rate it:

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beat feetTo run.Rate it:

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bell curvea graph of a normal (Gaussian) distribution, with a large rounded peak tapering away at each end.Rate it:

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bugger offGo away.Rate it:

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call off the carpetTo get away fromRate it:

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clear one's linesTo clear the ball away from a dangerous position.Rate it:

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dead cat bounceA temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.Rate it:

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floor itto move (run, ride etc.) at full speedRate it:

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from a mile awayWell in advance.Rate it:

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from my cold, dead handsA statement that something will not be taken away from you until the day you die.Rate it:

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