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run across

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run across someone
to meet someone without planning to. You don't run across many people who don't own a TV.
See also: across, run

run across something
to find something without specifically looking for it. While looking for a present for my father, I ran across the most interesting book.
See also: across, run
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"My dear Miss Woodhouse," said the latter, "I am just run across to entreat the favour of you to come and sit down with us a little while, and give us your opinion of our new instrument; you and Miss Smith.
Emma by Austen, Jane View in context
Tom said we better jump out and tag along after them, because they was going our way and it wouldn't be comfortable to run across the ghost all by ourselves.
Tom Sawyer Detective by Twain, Mark View in context
As soon as Pinocchio no longer felt the shameful weight of the dog collar around his neck, he started to run across the fields and meadows, and never stopped till he came to the main road that was to take him to the Fairy's house.
The Adventures Of Pinocchio by Collodi, Carlo View in context
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