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1. Amount to, as in The total will run to thousands of dollars. This usage employs run in the sense of "extend." [Mid-1500s] 2. Lean toward, favor, as in My taste runs to chocolate desserts. [Colloquial; second half of 1800s] Also see RUN TO EARTH; RUN TO FORM; RUN TO SEED.
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): run to something
to amount to a certain amount of money. • In the end, the bill ran to thousands of dollars. • His account ran to more than I expected., Phrase(s): run to someone or something
to travel quickly on foot to someone or something; to go to someone or something with some urgency. • Mary ran to Alice and greeted her. • I ran to the door and fled.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs