The picnickers ran for the shelter when the rain started to fall.
•Tom and Jane ran for the house as soon as they heard your call.
2. to try to be elected to a particular office. •Who's going to run for president?
•I am running for mayor.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
make a run for something — phrase to run towards something trying to reach it Maddie made a run for the exit. Thesaurus: to runsynonym Main entry: run … Useful english dictionary
make a run for something — to run towards something trying to reach it Maddie made a run for the exit … English dictionary
run down (something) — 1. to explain something. I ll run down my research quickly. T. J. ran it all down for him, explaining the different costs of each option. 2. to reduce something. We are going to start running down our savings if prices don t stop rising. I want… … New idioms dictionary
run across something — run across (something) to find something without specifically looking for it. While looking for a present for my father, I ran across the most interesting book … New idioms dictionary
run for it — (informal) To attempt to escape, run away from • • • Main Entry: ↑run * * * run for it spoken phrase to run very quickly in order to escape from someone or something As soon as he looked the other way, we ran for it. Thesaurus: to escape from a… … Useful english dictionary
run down something — run down (someone/something) 1. to search for and find someone or something. We spend a lot of money each year running down students who are out of school illegally. The software giant spent months running down bugs in the program and fixing them … New idioms dictionary
run through something — run through (or over) something discuss, read, or repeat something quickly or briefly I ll just run through the schedule for the weekend ■ rehearse a performance or series of actions okay, let s run through Scene 3 again … Useful english dictionary
run for it — (make a) run for it to hurry away from something. We d better run for it or we ll get wet. After a few days in the prison camp, Riney decided to make a run for it … New idioms dictionary
To run for an office — Run Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
run for — verb extend or continue for a certain period of time The film runs 5 hours • Syn: ↑run • Hypernyms: ↑last, ↑endure • Verb Frames: Something s something … Useful english dictionary
run for it — spoken to run very quickly in order to escape from someone or something As soon as he looked the other way, we ran for it … English dictionary
