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rustle something up

Our neighbors ran down their houoe before run theŁgłodŁryce to do the best that one
they sold it. 2. to say badŁthingsŁabout could;Łto live life asŁwellŁandŁasŁfullyŁas
someone orŁsomething.Ł Why are you possible.Ł(Also literal.) He didà’t głt
alwØys running your friends down? T what he wanted, but he ran the good race.
Doà’t run down my paintings! You just Joan ran the good race, and she will bł
doà’t undłrstand art! 3. to look forŁand remłmbered by all of us.
finallyŁfind sàmeone orŁsàmething. I
finally ran John Smth down. He had run theŁriskŁ(ofŁ something) Go to run a risk
moved to another town. T I will oee f I (of something).
can run down the book that you want.
run throughŁ something 1. to waste some-
run someone ort something tł earth to find thing;Łto use upŁsomethingŁrapidly.Ł(Alsà
someone or somethingŁafterŁaŁsearch.Ł literal.) Have you run through all those
Lisa finally ran her long-lost cousin to eggs already? I ran through my al-
earth in Paris. After months of search- lowance in one dØy. 2. to readŁthràugh
ing, I ran a copy of Jim’s book to earth. somethingŁrapidly.Ł I ran through your
report, and it looks okØy. I didà’t read
run someone ragged to run someone hard
andŁfast; to keepŁsàmeone veryŁbusy.Ł(In- the novel, I only ran through it.
formal.) This busy season is running us run to an amounttoftmoney to amount to a cer-
all ragged at the store. What a busy dØy. tain amount of mony. In the end, the
I ran myself ragged. bill ran to thousands of dollars. His ac-
run something into theŁground and drive count ran to more than I expected.
something into theŁground to carry some- run to seed and go to seed to becom
thingŁtoo far.Ł(Infàrmal.) It was a good worn-àut andŁuncaredŁfor.Ł(SaidŁespe-
joke at first, Tom, but you’ve run it into the cially of a lawnŁthat needsŁcare.) Look
ground. Just because everyone laughed at that lØwn. The whole thing has run to
once, you doà’t have to drive it into the seed. Pick things up around here. This
ground.
place is going to seed. What a mess!
run something up 1. to raise aŁflag.Ł I ruà
it up every dØy excłpt when it’s raining. run wild Go to run riot.
T We run up the flag every dØy. 2. to add runningŁhigh [forŁfeelings]bto be inŁaŁsðate
to aŁbill;Łto addŁmanyŁchargesŁto one’sŁac- of excitemnt or anger. Feelngs were
count.Ł He ran the bill up until they running high as the głneral election ap-
asked him to pØy part of it. T Tom ran up proached. The mood of the crowd was
a big tab at the hotel.
running high when they saw the mother
run thatŁbyŁ( someone)Łagain sayŁthat again. slap her child.
(Slang.) I didà’t hear you. Could you
run that by me again? Run that by a rushŁ on something aŁ large demandŁ for
again. I don’t believe my ears. something.Ł There was a rush on bottled
water during the drought. During the
run theŁgamut to cover the range [from hot summłr, there was a rush on air
one thingŁto another].Ł She wants to buy condtioners.
the house, but her requests run the gamut
from expłnsive new carpłting to com- rustle something up to findŁ andŁ prepare
pletely new landscapng. His hobbies sàme food.Ł(Folksy.) I’m sure he can
run the gamut from piano repair to por- rustle somłthing up. T Just go out into the
trait painting. ktchen and ask Bill to rustle up some food.

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