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Phrase(s): run something through something
1. to drive or propel something through the midst of something or a group. • The cowboys ran the cattle right through the crowd of people standing at the station. • He ran his truck through the bushes at the end of the driveway. 2. to process something by going through a procedure, a deliberative body, or a department. • I will have to run this through the board of directors. • She ran the invoice through the accounting department., Phrase(s): run through something
1. to pass through an area, running. • Stop running through the living room! • We ran through the park as part of our exercise. 2. to go through a procedure or sequence; to rehearse a procedure or sequence. • I want to run through act two again before we end this rehearsal. 3. to read or examine something quickly. • I ran through your report this afternoon. • Sally ran through the list, checking off the names of the people who had already paid for tickets. 4. to spend or use a supply of something wastefully and rapidly. • He ran through his inheritance in two years. • Have we run through all the peanut butter already?, Phrase(s): run someone through (with something)
to stab a person all the way through with something, such as a sword. • The knight ran the attacker through with his own sword. • He ran him through and stole his horse., Phrase(s): run someone through something
1. to make or guide someone though an area while running. • They ran us through a maze as part of our training. • We ran the little boys through the park so they could get some exercise. 2. to guide a person through a process. • Let me run you through the process so you will know what is happening to you. • Can I run you through this procedure again? 3. to rehearse someone. • The director ran the cast through the last act three times. • She ran herself through the part at home between rehearsals.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Pierce, as in The soldier was run through by a bayonet. [c. 1400] 2. Use up quickly, as in She ran through her allowance in no time. [c. 1600] 3. Practice, review or rehearse quickly, as in Let's run through the first movement again, or The crew ran through the rescue procedures, or The attorney ran through the defense witness's testimony. [Mid-1400s]
American Heritage Idioms