Lisa finally ran her long-lost cousin to earth in Paris.
•After months of searching, I ran a copy of Jim's book to earth.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
run something to earth — run someone/something/to earth british phrase to find someone or something after a long search Thesaurus: to find something or someonesynonym Main entry: earth * * * run sb/sth to ˈearth/ˈground … Useful english dictionary
run someone to earth — run someone/something/to earth british phrase to find someone or something after a long search Thesaurus: to find something or someonesynonym Main entry: earth … Useful english dictionary
run someone/something to earth — (or ground) Hunting chase a quarry to its lair ■ find someone or something, typically after a long search … Useful english dictionary
run someone/thing to ground (or Brit. earth) Hunting — chase a quarry to its lair. ↘Brit. find someone or something after a long search. → run … English new terms dictionary
earth — [[t]ɜ͟ː(r)θ[/t]] ♦♦ earths 1) N PROPER: oft the N Earth or the Earth is the planet on which we live. People usually say Earth when they are referring to the planet as part of the universe, and the Earth when they are talking about the planet as… … English dictionary
run — 1 /rVn/ verb past tense ran past participle run present participle running MOVE QUICKLY ON FOOT 1 (I) to move quickly on foot by moving your legs more quickly than when you are walking: I had to run to catch the bus. | Two youths were killed when … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
run — [[t]rʌ̱n[/t]] ♦ runs, running, ran (The form run is used in the present tense and is also the past participle of the verb.) 1) VERB When you run, you move more quickly than when you walk, for example because you are in a hurry to get somewhere,… … English dictionary
run — run1 W1S1 [rʌn] v past tense ran [ræn] past participle run present participle running ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move quickly using your legs)¦ 2¦(race)¦ 3¦(organize/be in charge of )¦ 4¦(do something/go somewhere quickly)¦ 5¦(buses/trains etc)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
run — verb (runs, running, ran ran; past participle run) 1》 move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all feet on the ground at the same time. ↘enter or be entered in a race. ↘(of hounds) chase or hunt their quarry. ↘(of a… … English new terms dictionary
earth — earth1 W2S2 [ə:θ US ə:rθ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(world)¦ 2¦(soil)¦ 3¦(land)¦ 4 what/why/how etc on earth ...? 5 cost/pay/charge the earth 6 the biggest/tallest/most expensive etc ... on earth 7¦(religion)¦ 8 come back/down to earth (with a bump) 9 no ...… … Dictionary of contemporary English
earth — I UK [ɜː(r)θ] / US [ɜrθ] noun Word forms earth : singular earth plural earths *** 1) Earth or earth [singular/uncountable] the planet on which we live the planet Earth the Earth: The Moon goes round the Earth. the Earth s surface on Earth: They… … English dictionary
