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run away with |
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run away with someone 1. to flee in the company of someone. Frank arrived on the scene, saw what had happened, and ran away with the other boys. Tom ran away with Bill to a place where they could hide. 2. [for two people] to elope. Jill ran away with Jack, much to her father's relief. Jill and Jack ran away with each other. run away with something 1. to flee with something in one's possession. The crook ran away with the watch. Someone ran away with that lady's purse. 2. to capture or steal a performance by being the best performer. Henry ran away with the show, and everyone loved him. The dog ran away with the whole performance. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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You naturally suppose, as I did, that I put Natalie into a cab, and run away with her from the church door? But before I am run away with by my feelings on this subject, perhaps it would be advisable for me to state my reasons for marrying-- and, moreover, for coming into Hertfordshire with the design of selecting a wife, as I certainly did. He was steady, observant, moderate, candid; never run away with by spirits or by selfishness, which fancied itself strong feeling; and yet, with a sensibility to what was amiable and lovely, and a value for all the felicities of domestic life, which characters of fancied enthusiasm and violent agitation seldom really possess. |
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