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[run in] 1. To take to jail; arrest. * /The policeman ran the man in for peddling without a license./ 2. To make a brief visit. * /The neighbor boy ran in for a minute to see Bob's newest model rocket./ Syn.: DROP IN. Compare: STOP OFF.

[run-in] 1. A traffic accident. * /My car was wrecked when I had a run-in with a small truck./ 2. A violent quarrel. * /John had a nasty run-in with his boss and was fired./

[run in the blood] or [run in the family] To be a common family characteristic; be learned or inherited from your family. * /A great interest in gardening runs in his family./ * /Red hair runs in the family./

[run into] 1. To mix with; join with. * /If the paint brush is too wet, the red paint will run into the white on the house./ * /This small brook runs into a big river in the valley below./ 2. To add up to; reach; total. * /Car repairs can run into a lot of money./ * /The number of people killed on the highways during holidays runs into hundreds./ * /A good dictionary may run into several editions./ 3a. Bump; crash into; hit. * /Joe lost control of his bike and ran into a tree./ Compare: RUN DOWN. 3b. To meet by chance. * /I ran into Joe yesterday on Main Street./ Compare: BUMP INTO, CHANCE ON, COME ACROSS(2). 3e. Be affected by; get into. * /I ran into trouble on the last problem on the test./ * /When I ran into a problem while making my model airplane, I asked Uncle Mark for help./

[run into a brick wall] or [run into a stone wall] See: STONE WALL.

[run into the ground] , 1. To do or use (something) more than is wanted or needed. * /It's all right to borrow my hammer once in a while, but don't run it into the ground./ 2. To win over or defeat (someone) completely. * /We lost the game today, but tomorrow we'll run them into the ground./

[run its course] To fulfill a normal development; terminate a normal period. * /Your flu will run its course; in a few days you'll be back on your feet./

[run off] 1. To produce with a printing press or duplicating machine. * /The print shop ran off a thousand copies of the newspaper./ 2. To drive away. * /The boys saw a dog digging in mother's flower bed, and they ran him off./ * /When the salesman tried to cheat the farmer, the farmer ran him off the farm with a shotgun./ 3. See: RUN AWAY.

[run-off] A second election held to determine the winner when the results of the first one were inconclusive. * /The senatorial race was so close that the candidates will have to hold a run-off./

[run off at the mouth] To talk too much; be unable to stop talking. * /"Shut up, John," our father cried. "You are always running off at the mouth."/

[run of luck] A period of good luck. * /I had a run of luck last Saturday when I went fishing and caught seven big trout within one hour./

[run-of-the-mill] or [run-of-the-mine] Of a common kind; ordinary; usual. * /Frank is a very good bowler, but Joe is just run-of-the-mill./ * /It was just a run-of-the-mine movie./

[runner-up] The person who finishes second in a race or contest; the one next after the winner. * /Tom won the race and Jack was runner-up./ * /Joan was runner-up in the contest for class secretary./ Compare: SECOND-BEST.

[running start] Good progress at the beginning. * /The team was off to a running start, having won the first two games./ * /Contributions of $5000 before the drive began gave the charity fund a running start./ Compare: HEAD START.

[run out] 1a. To come to an end; be used up. * /Jerry almost got across the brook on the slippery stones but his luck ran out and he slipped and fell./ * /We'd better do our Christmas shopping; time is running out./ Syn.: GIVE OUT(5). 1b. To use all of the supply; be troubled by not having enough. * /The car ran out of gas three miles from town./ * /Millie never runs out of ideas for clever party decorations./ Compare: RUN SHORT. 2. To force to leave; expel. * /Federal agents ran the spies out of the country./ Syn.: KICK OUT, RUN OFF.

[run out on] To leave someone in the lurch; abandon another. * /When Ted ran out on Delores, she got so angry that she sued him for divorce./

[run over] 1. To be too full and flow over the edge; spill over. * /Billy forgot he had left the water on, and the tub ran over./ 2. To try or go over (something) quickly; practice briefly. * /During the lunch hour, Mary ran over her history facts so she would remember them for the test./ * /The coach ran over the signals for the trick play with the team just before game time./ 3. To drive on top of; ride over. * /At night cars often run over small animals that are blinded by the headlights./ Syn.: RUN DOWN.

[run ragged] To tire out; make nervous by too much worry or work. * /Trying to keep up with too many clubs, sports, and activities in addition to his homework ran Tom ragged./ * /On a rainy day the children sometimes ran Mother ragged./ Compare: WEAR OUT.

[run rings around] See: RUN CIRCLES AROUND.

[run riot] 1. To act freely or wildly; not control yourself. * /The monkey got out of his cage and ran riot in the pet shop./ * /John let his imagination run riot, thinking he was hunting lions in Africa./ 2. To be or grow in great numbers or large amounts. * /Daisies ran riot in the meadow./ Compare: RUN WILD.

[run scared] To expect defeat, as in a political campaign. * /The one-vote defeat caused him to run scared in every race thereafter./

[run short] 1. To not have enough. * /Bob asked Jack to lend him five dollars because he was running short./ * /We are running short of sugar./ Compare: RUN OUT. 2. To be not enough in quantity. * /We are out of potatoes and the flour is running short./

[run that by me again!] , Repeat what you just said, as I couldn't understand you. * /"Run that by me again," he cried. "This telephone connection is very bad."/

[run the gauntlet] also [gantlet] 1. To be made to run between two lines of people facing each other and be hit by them with clubs or other weapons. * /Joe had to run the gauntlet as part of his initiation into the club./ 2. To face a hard test; bear a painful experience. * /Ginny had to run the gauntlet of her mother's questions about how the ink spot got on the dining room rug./

[run through] 1. To make a hole through, especially with a sword; pierce. * /The pirate was a good swordsman, but the hero finally ran him through./ 2. To spend recklessly; use up wastefully. * /The rich man's son quickly ran through his money./ Syn.: GO THROUGH(4). 3. To read or practice from beginning to end without stopping. * /The visiting singer ran through his numbers with the orchestra just before the program./

[run to] To approximate; reach. * /It has been estimated that the casualties will run to over 300,000 killed by cholera and starvation in the crowded refugee camps./

[run to seed] See: GO TO SEED.

[run true to form] To follow a usual way; act as expected; agree with how a person usually acts. * /The little boy's actions ran true to form. He bothered his mother until she gave him his way./ Compare: PAR FOR THE COURSE.

[run up] 1. To add to the amount of; increase. * /Karl ran up a big bill at the bookstore./ 2. To put together or make hastily; sew quickly together. * /Jill ran up a costume for the party on her sewing machine./ 3. To pull (something) upward on a rope; put (something) up quickly. * /The pirates ran up the black flag./

[run up against] See: UP AGAINST.

[run wild] To be or go out of control. * /The students ran wild during spring vacation./ * /The new supervisor lets the children run wild./ * /The violets are running wild in the flower bed./ Compare: RUN RIOT.

[run with the hare and hunt (ride) with the hounds] To appear to support both parties in a conflict; to conduct things in ambiguous ways. * /Critics accused the king of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds./

[running commentary] A continual series of remarks. * /My chiropractor gives me a running commentary on the health care debate while he is giving me a rubdown./

[rush] See: BUM'S RUSH.

[Russian roulette] A game of chance in which one bullet is placed in a revolver, the cartridge cylinder is spun, and the player aims the gun at his own head and pulls the trigger. * /Only a fool would risk playing Russian roulette./

[rust away] To disappear gradually through the process of rust or corrosion. * /If you refuse to paint those metal bars on the window, they will soon rust away./

[rustproof] Free from rusting or corrosion; permeated with anti-rust chemical agents. * /My new watch is rustproof and waterproof and I can wear it while swimming or taking a shower./

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[saber rattling] or [sword rattling] A show of military strength usually to frighten; a threat of military force. * /The dictator marched his troops and tanks along the border of our country and did some saber rattling./

[sack] See: GET THE SACK at GET THE BOUNCE(2), GIVE THE SACK at GIVE THE BOUNCE(2), HIT THE HAY or HIT THE SACK, LEAVE HOLDING THE BAG or LEAVE HOLDING THE SACK.

[sack in/out] , To go to sleep for a prolonged period (as in from night to morning). * /Where are you guys going to sack in/sack out?/

[sacred cow] A person or thing that is never criticized, laughed at, or insulted even if it deserves such treatment. * /Motherhood is a sacred cow to most politicians./ * /The bold young governor had no respect for the state's sacred cows./ * /Television respects too many sacred cows./

[sacrifice fly] A baseball hit high in the air that helps a runner score after it is caught. * /Mantle drove in two runs with a single and a sacrifice fly./

[saddle] See: IN THE SADDLE.

[saddled with] Burdened with; handicapped. * /The business was so saddled with debt that the new owner had a hard time making a go of it for a couple of years./

[saddle shoe] A white shoe with a black or brown piece of leather shaped like a saddle across the top of the shoe. * /Mary wore bobby socks and saddle shoes./

[safe] See: PLAY SAFE.

[safe and sound] Not harmed; not hurt; safe and not damaged. * /The package arrived safe and sound./ * /The children returned from their trip safe and sound./ Compare: WITH A WHOLE SKIN.

[safety blitz] A defensive play in football in which the defensive safety man makes a quick run to tackle the offensive quarterback. * /Bob's safety blitz kept Tom from making a touchdown./

[safety glass] Two panes of glass with a sheet of plastic between them so that the glass will not break into pieces. * /Safety glass is used in cars because it does not break into pieces./

[safety in numbers] Protection against trouble by being in a group. * /Peter said, "Stay in a group; there is safety in numbers."/

[safety island] or [safety zone] A raised area in a highway or road to be used only by people walking. * /John was half-way across the street when the light changed. He stayed on the safety island until it changed again./

[sail] See: SET SAIL, RAKE THE WIND OUT OF ONE'S SAILS.

[sail close to the wind] To be on the borderline between legality and illegality. * /The wealthy tycoon sailed close to the wind during Prohibition./

[sail into] , 1. To attack with great strength; begin hitting hard. * /George grabbed a stick and sailed into the dog./ Compare: LAY INTO, PITCH INTO. 2. To scold or criticize very hard. * /The coach really sailed into Bob for dropping the pass./ Syn.: BAWL OUT, LAY INTO.

[sail (right) through] To conclude easily and rapidly; finish something. * /The bright young man sailed through the bar exam in record time./

[sailor collar] A large square collar like those worn by sailors. * /Little Timmy's suit has a sailor collar./ * /Mary's blouse has a sailor collar./

[sail under false colors] 1. To sail a ship, often pirate, under the flag of another country. * /The pirate ship flew the American flag until it got near, then raised the black flag./ 1. To pretend to be what you are not; masquerade. * /The garage hired Jones as a mechanic, but fired him when they found he was sailing under false colors./ * /They found out that Smith was an escaped convict who had been sailing under false colors as a lawyer./