run across

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run across something

to cross something while running. The joggers all ran across the bridge together. The mice ran across the floor, not knowing that a cat was watching them.

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			rule on rule out rule over rule the roost rule with a rod of iron rule with a velvet glove rule with an iron fist ruminate about rummage rummage around rummage through rumor has it that rump session rumple up rumpy-pumpy run 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 run run run (one's) eyes over run (one's) eyes over run (one's) eyes over run (one's) eyes over Run (single) Run (single) Run (single) Run (single) run (something) up the flagpole run (something) up the flagpole Run (song) Run (song) Run (song) Run (song) run a comb through run a fever run a fever and run a temperature run a line of soundings run a make on run a mile run a race run a red light run a risk run a risk run a tab run a taut ship run a tight ship run across run across someone or something Run Advertised Program run afoul run afoul run afoul run afoul run afoul of run afoul of run after run after run after run after run after Run After Catch run after someone or something Run After Tax Evaders run against run against run against run against run against run against someone or something run against the grain Run Aggressive run aground run aground Run Ahead run along run along run along

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