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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

run across somebody
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.
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.
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.
 
 
 
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