R
Idioms beginning with "R"
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[run down] {v.}
(stress on "down")
1. 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.
Compare: [RUN […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
[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]. […]
[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 […]