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[run-down]{adj.} (stress on "run") In poor health or condition; weak or needing much work. •/Grandma caught a cold because she was very run-down from loss of sleep./ •/The houses near the center of the city get more run-down every year./
[run dry]{v. phr.} To dry up; lose the water content. •/After many years of use, our well ran dry./
[run errands]{v. phr.} To carry messages or perform similar minor tasks. •/Peter runs errands for our entire neighborhood to make some extra money./
[run for it] or [make a run for it]{v. phr.} To dash for safety; make a speedy escape. •/The bridge the soldiers were on started to fall down and they had to run for it./ •/The policeman shouted for the robber to stop, but the robber made a run for if./
[run for one’s money]{n. phr.} 1. A good fight; a hard struggle. — Usually used with "give" or "get". •/Our team didn’t win the game, but they gave the other team a run for their money./ 2. Satisfaction; interest; excitement. — Usually used with "give" or "get". •/People like to watch the champion fight because they get a good run for their money from him./ •/A good student gives a teacher more than a run for his money./
[run in]{v. phr.} 1. {informal} To take to jail; arrest. •/The policeman ran the man in for peddling without a license./ 2. To make a brief visit. •/The neighbor boy ran in for a minute to see Bob’s newest model rocket./ Syn.: DROP IN. Compare: STOP OFF.
[run-in]{n.} 1. A traffic accident. •/My car was wrecked when I had a run-in with a small truck./ 2. A violent quarrel. •/John had a nasty run-in with his boss and was fired./
[run in the blood] or [run in the family]{v. phr.} To be a common family characteristic; be learned or inherited from your family. •/A great interest in gardening runs in his family./ •/Red hair runs in the family./
[run into]{v.} 1. To mix with; join with. •/If the paint brush is too wet, the red paint will run into the white on the house./ •/This small brook runs into a big river in the valley below./ 2. To add up to; reach; total. •/Car repairs can run into a lot of money./ •/The number of people killed on the highways during holidays runs into hundreds./ •/A good dictionary may run into several editions./ 3a. Bump; crash into; hit. •/Joe lost control of his bike and ran into a tree./ Compare: RUN DOWN. 3b. To meet by chance. •/I ran into Joe yesterday on Main Street./ Compare: BUMP INTO, CHANCE ON, COME ACROSS(2). 3e. Be affected by; get into. •/I ran into trouble on the last problem on the test./ •/When I ran into a problem while making my model airplane, I asked Uncle Mark for help./
[run into a brick wall] or [run into a stone wall] See: STONE WALL.
[run into the ground]{v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To do or use (something) more than is wanted or needed. •/It’s all right to borrow my hammer once in a while, but don’t run it into the ground./ 2. To win over or defeat (someone) completely. •/We lost the game today, but tomorrow we’ll run them into the ground./
[run its course]{v. phr.} To fulfill a normal development; terminate a normal period. •/Your flu will run its course; in a few days you’ll be back on your feet./
[run off]{v. phr.} 1. To produce with a printing press or duplicating machine. •/The print shop ran off a thousand copies of the newspaper./ 2. To drive away. •/The boys saw a dog digging in mother’s flower bed, and they ran him off./ •/When the salesman tried to cheat the farmer, the farmer ran him off the farm with a shotgun./ 3. See: RUN AWAY.
[run-off]{n.} A second election held to determine the winner when the results of the first one were inconclusive. •/The senatorial race was so close that the candidates will have to hold a run-off./
[run off at the mouth]{v. phr.} To talk too much; be unable to stop talking. •/"Shut up, John," our father cried. "You are always running off at the mouth."/
[run of luck]{n. phr.} A period of good luck. •/I had a run of luck last Saturday when I went fishing and caught seven big trout within one hour./
[run-of-the-mill] or [run-of-the-mine]{adj.} Of a common kind; ordinary; usual. •/Frank is a very good bowler, but Joe is just run-of-the-mill./ •/It was just a run-of-the-mine movie./
[runner-up]{n.} The person who finishes second in a race or contest; the one next after the winner. •/Tom won the race and Jack was runner-up./ •/Joan was runner-up in the contest for class secretary./ Compare: SECOND-BEST.
[running start]{n. phr.} Good progress at the beginning. •/The team was off to a running start, having won the first two games./ •/Contributions of $5000 before the drive began gave the charity fund a running start./ Compare: HEAD START.
[run out]{v.} 1a. To come to an end; be used up. •/Jerry almost got across the brook on the slippery stones but his luck ran out and he slipped and fell./ •/We’d better do our Christmas shopping; time is running out./ Syn.: GIVE OUT(5). 1b. To use all of the supply; be troubled by not having enough. •/The car ran out of gas three miles from town./ •/Millie never runs out of ideas for clever party decorations./ Compare: RUN SHORT. 2. {informal} To force to leave; expel. •/Federal agents ran the spies out of the country./ Syn.: KICK OUT, RUN OFF.