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Phrase(s): a run on something
Go to a rush on something., Phrase(s): run on
1. to continue running. • I wanted to stop her and ask her something, but she just ran on. • The joggers had a chance to stop and rest, but they just ran on. 2. to continue on for a long time. • The lecture ran on and bored everyone to tears. • How long is this symphony likely to run on?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Keep going, continue; also, remain in effect. For example, That murder trial has been running on for months, or How much longer can this debt be allowed to run on? [Late 1500s] 2. Talk at length; see GO ON, def. 5. 3. Continue a text without a break; see RUN IN, def. 2.
American Heritage Idioms