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run out of

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run someone or something out of something and run someone or something out
to chase someone or something out of something or some place. The old man ran the kids out of his orchard. He ran out the kids.
See also: out, run

run something out of something and run something out

to drive or steer something out of something or some place. The cowboys ran the cattle out of the corral. They ran out the cattle.
See also: out, run


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Two more ships, being driven from their anchors, were run out of the Roads to sea, at all adventures, and that with not a mast standing.
He doesn't generally go to town this time of year and he NEVER visits; if he'd run out of turnip seed he wouldn't dress up and take the buggy to go for more; he wasn't driving fast enough to be going for a doctor.
Even in a thunder storm, when other people are running into the house, I run out of it.
 
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