run along
To go away; leave.
Joan said she had errands to do and must run along.
run around in circles
run around like a chicken with its head cut off
To waste time in repetitious movements; be confused.
There was such a crowd in the lobby that I ran around in circles trying to find my group.
run around
chase around
get the runaround
To go to different places for company and pleasure; be friends. Often used with with.
Tim hasn't been to a dance all year; with school work and his job, he hasn't time to run around.
Chuck and Jim chase around a lot together.
Ruth runs around with girls who like to go dancing.
run away with
To take quickly and secretly, especially without permission; steal.
A thief ran away with Grandma's silver teapot.
To go away with; elope.
Mary said that if her parents wouldn't let her marry Phil, she would run away with him.
To take hold of; seize.
The boys thought they saw a ghost in the old house last night; they let their imagination run away with them.
To be much better or more noticeable than others in; win easily.
Our team ran away with the game in the last half.
The fat comedian ran away with the TV show.
run away
run off
To leave and not plan to come back; go without permission; escape.
Many times Tommy said he would run away from home, but he never did.
The guards in jail make sure that none of the prisoners run away.
The young couple ran away and got married because their parents wouldn’t permit it.
That cat is just like a criminal – it runs away from anyone who tries to come near!
run circles around
run rings around
To show that you can do a task much better than; do better than (someone) very easily.
In spelling, Ruth could run circles around Barbara any day.
Frank ran rings around the other boys on the basketball team.
run down
(stress on down) To crash against and knock down or sink.
Jack rode his bicycle too fast and almost ran down his little brother.
It was so foggy that the steamship almost ran down a small boat leaving port.
To chase until exhausted or caught.
The dogs ran down the wounded deer.
To find by hard and thorough search; also: trace to its cause or beginning.
The policeman ran down proof that the burglar had robbed the store.
To catch (a base runner) between bases and tag out in baseball.
The pitcher saw that the base runner was not on base, so he surprised him by throwing the ball to the first baseman, who ran him down before he reached second base.
To say bad things about; criticize.
Suzy ran down the club because the girls wouldn't let her join.
To stop working; not run or go.
The battery in Father's car ran down this morning.
The kitchen clock ran down because we forgot to wind it.
To get into poor condition; look bad.
A neighborhood runs down when the people don't take care of their houses.
run dry
To dry up; lose the water content.
After many years of use, our well ran dry.