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run
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a dry run
a run for money
after
against
against the grain
at a good clip
at full blast
be on the run
be run off feet
Blood is thicker than water
blood run cold
bump into
by the book
cast eye over
come across
course of true love never did run smooth
cut and run
drive into the ground
dry run
eat and run
fall foul of
fight like hell
give a run for money
go around in circles
go deep
go like clockwork
go off the rails
go to seed
got to run
hate to eat and run
have a good run
have a good run for money
have a run of
have a run-in
have luck run out
have on the run
have the run of
have to run along
He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day
head for the hills
hit a home run
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither
in the long run
in the short run
like stink
like the wind
make a run at
make a run for it
make blood run cold
on the run
out of gas
out of patience
over the long haul
over the short haul
pick up the ball and run
play out of your skin
ride roughshod over
run a comb through
run a fever
run a fever and run a temperature
run a make on
run a mile
run a red light
run a risk
run a tab
run a tight ship
run across
run afoul of
run after
run against
run aground
run along
run amok
run an errand
run and run
run around
run around after
run around like a blue-arsed fly
run around like a chicken with its head cut off and run in circles
run around with
run as
run at
run away
run away with
run back
run back over
run back to
run before can walk
run behind
run between
run by
run circles around
run counter to
run deep
run down
run down some lines
run down to
run dry
run eye over
run feet off
run fingers through hair
run for
run for it
run for life
run from
run from to
run head against a brick wall
run high
run in
run in circles
run in place
run in the family
run interference
run into
run into a stone wall
run into the ground
run it down
run its course
run like clockwork
run like the wind
run low
run mouth
run off
run off at the mouth
run off in all directions
run off with
run on
run on all cylinders
run onto
run out
run out at
run out of
run out of gas
run out of some place
run out of steam
run out of time
run out on
run out the clock
run over
run over to
run over with
run ragged
run rampant
run rhymes
run rings around
run riot
run scared
run short
Run that by again
run the gamut
run the gauntlet
run the good race
run the risk
run the show
run through
run to
run to earth
run to ground
run up
run up against
run up the flagpole
run up to some place
run with
run with it
run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
run-of-the-mill
rush on
still waters run deep
thrust into
time to run
up against
We must learn to walk before we can run
You never miss the water till the well runs dry


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