| dry run |
(informal) a military exercise without live ammunition. [2 definitions] |
| hit-and-run |
denoting or pertaining to a driver who does not stop at the scene after causing an accident with his or her motor vehicle. [2 definitions] |
| home run |
in baseball, a hit that allows the batter enough time to touch all four bases in succession and score a run. |
| in the long run |
at the end of an extended period of time, or considered from the perspective of long experience. |
| make one's blood run cold |
to make one terrified. |
| milk run |
a routine or riskless trip or undertaking. |
| mill-run |
ordinary or unrefined; run-of-the-mill. |
| run across |
to encounter by chance. |
| run afoul of |
to become entangled with or come into conflict with. |
| run amok |
to be out of control in a violent manner. |
| run an errand |
to do what is necessary to complete a small chore or assignment, esp. outside of the home. |
| run around |
(informal) to go from place to place, often hurriedly. [2 definitions] |
| run away |
to secretly leave a place where one is staying because of feeling unhappy or unsafe (usu. fol. by "from"). [3 definitions] |
| run down |
to hit and seriously injure (a person) while driving one's vehicle, or to hit and knock over (a standing object) with one's vehicle. [6 definitions] |
| run foul of |
to come into collision, conflict, or entanglement with. |
| run into |
to meet (someone) without planning to. [2 definitions] |
| run low |
to become nearly used up. [2 definitions] |
| run off |
to leave too early, or to leave quickly and suddenly. [3 definitions] |
| run out |
to use something to the point where there is nothing left even though it is still needed or desired (often fol. by "of"). [4 definitions] |
| run out of time |
to use up all the time that one has been given to complete a particular activity. |