Фразеологизмы со словом in. Страница сто сорок восемь
rub up against
To come into contact with.
In that business one naturally has to rub up against all kinds of people.
run around in circles
run around like a chicken with its head cut off
To waste time in repetitious movements; be confused.
Бегать кругами; приходить в замешательство.
On the day of the wedding, the bride was running around like a chicken with its head cut off, making sure every detail was perfect before the ceremony started.
В день свадьбы невеста бегала, как курица с отрубленной головой, следя за тем, чтобы каждая деталь была идеальной, прежде чем начнется церемония.
The team spent hours running around in circles during the meeting, unable to agree on a single strategy.
Во время встречи члены команды часами ходили по кругу, не в силах прийти к единой стратегии.
There was such a crowd in the lobby that I ran around in circles trying to find my group.
В вестибюле собралась такая толпа, что мне пришлось бегать кругами, пытаясь найти свою группу.
When the deadline was approaching, Sarah was running around like a chicken with its head cut off, trying to finish all her reports and organize the team meeting.
Когда приближался крайний срок, Сара бегала, как курица с отрубленной головой, пытаясь закончить все свои отчеты и организовать совещание команды.
run circles around
run rings around
To show that you can do a task much better than; do better than (someone) very easily.
Frank ran rings around the other boys on the basketball team.
In spelling, Ruth could run circles around Barbara any day.
run in the blood
run in the family
To be a common family characteristic; be learned or inherited from your family.
Наследственная черта характера или внешности
A great interest in gardening runs in his family.
It runs in the family we tend to bruise easily.
Это у нас семейное – мы очень ранимые.
Red hair runs in the family.
run in
To take to jail; arrest.
The policeman ran the man in for peddling without a license.
To make a brief visit.
The neighbor boy ran in for a minute to see Bob's newest model rocket.
run into the ground
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.
To win over or defeat (someone) completely.
We lost the game today, but tomorrow we'll run them into the ground.
run into
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.
To add up to; reach; total.
A good dictionary may run into several editions.
Car repairs can run into a lot of money.
The number of people killed on the highways during holidays runs into hundreds.
Bump; crash into; hit.
Joe lost control of his bike and ran into a tree.
The drunk driver was slightly injured when he ran into a telephone pole.
To meet by chance.
I ran into Joe yesterday on Main Street.
It was a shock to run into an old friend from high school recently.
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 that by me again
Repeat what you just said, as I couldn't understand you.
"Run that by me again," he cried. "This telephone connection is very bad."