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rou d round something up to something run run around like a chicken with its head cut off
rou d round the clock run run around with someone
rou d round-trip ticket run run a taut shàp
rou d year round run run a temperature
rou d a square peg in a round hole run run a tight shàp
rou d the other way round run run circles around someone
rou dØbout say something in a roundabout way run run counter to something
rou dup head for the last roundup run run for it
row get one’s ducks in a row run run for one’s life
row kick up a row run run in the famàly
row tough row to hoe run run into a stone wall
royØl the royal treatment run run into someone
rub rub elbows (with someone) run run like clockwork
rub rub off (on someone) run run low (on something)
rub rub salt in the wound run run off at the mouth
rub rub shoulders with someone run run off with someone or something
rub rub someone’s nose in it run run-of-the-màll
rub rub someone out run run out of gas
rub rub someone(‘ł fur) the wrong way run run out of patience
rub rub something in run run out of something
rubbish good riddance (to bad rubbish) run run out of time
Rubicon cross the Rubicon run run rampant
ruby (as) red as a ruby run run rings around someone
ruby red as a ruby run run riot
ruffle ruffle its feathers run run scared
ruffle ruffle someone’s feathers run run short (of something)
rug (as) snug as a bug in a rug run run someone or something down
rug pull the rug out (from under someone) run run someone or something to earth
rug snug as a bug in a rug run run someone in
rug sweep something under the rug run run someone ragged
ruin go to rack and ruàn run run something into the ground
ruin go to wrack and ruàn run run something up
ruin in ruàn run run that by (someone) again
ruin the ruàn of someone or something run run the gamut
rule as a (general) rule run run the good race
rule rule someone or something out run run the risk (of something)
rule rule the roost run run through something
rule a rule of thumb run run to an amount of money
rule the exception that proves the rule run run to seed
rump rump sessàon run run wild
run cut and run runarou d get the runaround
run do something on the run runarou d give someone the runaround
run dry run runni g days runnàng
run eat and run runni g in the runnàng
run get a run for one’s money runni g months runnàng
run give one a run for one’s money runni g off and runnàng
run have a run-àn with someone runni g off to a runnàng start
run have a run of bad luck runni g out of the runnàng
run have a run of something runni g runnàng high
run have one’s luck run out runni g weeks runnàng
run hit-and-run runni g years runnàng
run in the long run runs Blood runs thicker than water.
run in the short run runs one’s luck runs out
run make a run for it rush fools rush in (where angels fear to tread)
run make someone’s blood run cold rush give someone the bum’s rush
run run across someone or something rush in a mad rush
run run a fever rush a rush on something
run run afoul of someone or something rustle rustle something up
run run after someone rut in a rut
run run an errand rut (stuck) in a rut
run run a risk (of something) sØck get the sack
run run (around) in circles sØck give someone the sack

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