run high

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run high

to be very strong Frustration and anger run high when people lose hope.

Usage notes: used mostly of feelings, as in the example

See also: high, run

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To whom it is no matter what living waters run high or low, reflect the heavenly lights and darknesses, produce their little growth of weeds and flowers, turn here, turn there, are noisy or still, are troubled or at rest, for their course has one sure termination, though their sources and devices are many. Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context As when the waves run high before the blast of the south wind and break on some lofty headland, dashing against it and buffeting it without ceasing, as the storms from every quarter drive them, even so did the Achaeans rise and hurry in all directions to their ships. The Iliad by Homer View in context It is a matter of deep regret that political differences should have run high in this place, and led to most discreditable and disgraceful results. American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context			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 for Cover run for it run for it run for it run for it run for it run for life Run for Ovarian Cancer Run for Record Run For Something Better run for the hills Run for the Money Run for the Son Run For The Wall Run for Them All Run for Your Life Run Form Field Recognition run foul run foul run foul run foul run foul of run foul of run foul of someone or something run from run from Run from the Cops run from to run hand through hair run head against a brick wall run high run in run in run in run in run in run in circles Run In Hole run in opposition to run in place run in place run in place run in place run in place run in place run in pursuit run in the family run interference run interference run interference run interference run interference run into run into run into run into run into run into a stone wall run into debt run into each other run into someone

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