The old man ran the kids out of his orchard.
•He ran out the kids.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
run someone/something down — 1) (of a vehicle or its driver) hit a person or animal and knock them to the ground ■ (of a boat) collide with another vessel 2) criticize someone or something unfairly or unkindly 3) find someone or something after a search she finally ran the… … Useful english dictionary
run afoul of something — run afoul of (someone/something) to act in a way not allowed by rules or the law. Rodman ran afoul of the team s rules and was kept out of the next game. He ran afoul of his supervisor, who complained to the mayor about his work … New idioms dictionary
run over — verb 1. injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑run down • Hypernyms: ↑injure, ↑wound • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
run down someone — 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 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 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. The… … New idioms dictionary
Out of the Blue (Delta Goodrem song) — Out of the Blue Single by Delta Goodrem from the album Mistaken Identity B si … Wikipedia
run a check — (on sb/sth) ► to look through records to find out facts about someone or something: »We run background checks on all prospective employees. Main Entry: ↑run … Financial and business terms
run a check on sb — run a check (on sb/sth) ► to look through records to find out facts about someone or something: »We run background checks on all prospective employees. Main Entry: ↑run … Financial and business terms
run a check on sb/sth — run a check (on sb/sth) ► to look through records to find out facts about someone or something: »We run background checks on all prospective employees. Main Entry: ↑run … Financial and business terms
run a check on sth — run a check (on sb/sth) ► to look through records to find out facts about someone or something: »We run background checks on all prospective employees. Main Entry: ↑run … Financial and business terms
