The villain's idea was to run his victim to death by chasing him.
•He nearly ran his horse to death.
2. to drive someone or something to some place. •Could you run me to the store?
•Please run these clothes to the cleaners.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
run away from something — run away (from (someone/something)) 1. to leave a person or place secretly and suddenly. Vinnie ran away from home when he was 16. 2. to avoid someone or something unpleasant. You can t run away from your problems by watching videos all day. It… … New idioms dictionary
run rings around something — run rings around (someone/something) to show much more skill or ability than someone or something else. International gangs of art thieves have run rings around national police. Olympic hockey runs rings around the game played by professionals … New idioms dictionary
run up against something — run up against (someone/something) to experience difficulty with someone or something. Sometimes you run up against a colleague who just doesn t want you to succeed. I ran up against some regulations that were incredibly stupid … New idioms 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 close — To be very near someone in standard or achievement • • • Main Entry: ↑close * * * run someone close british phrase to be nearly as good or successful as someone For skill on the ball, Michael Owen runs him close. Thesaurus: to do something well… … Useful english dictionary
run and do something — spoken phrase used for telling someone, especially a child, to do something quickly Run and brush your teeth. Thesaurus: words used by or to young childrenhyponym Main entry: run … 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
run someone/thing down — 1》 (of a vehicle) hit and knock over a person or animal. 2》 criticize someone or something unfairly or unkindly. 3》 discover someone or something after a search. 4》 (also run down) reduce or become reduced in size or resources. 5》 lose or cause… … English new terms dictionary
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
