Словарь американских идиом: 8000 единиц

[run down]{v.} (stress on "down") 1. To crash against and knock down or sink. •/Jack rode his bicycle too fast and almost ran down his little brother./ •/It was so foggy that the steamship almost ran down a small boat leaving port./ Compare: RUN INTO(3a). 2a. To chase until exhausted or caught. •/The dogs ran down the wounded deer./ 2b. To find by hard and thorough search; also: trace to its cause or beginning. •/The policeman ran down proof that the burglar had robbed the store./ Compare: HUNT DOWN. 2c. To catch (a base runner) between bases and tag out in baseball. •/The pitcher saw that the base runner was not on base, so he surprised him by throwing the ball to the first baseman, who ran him down before he reached second base./ 3. {informal} To say bad things about; criticize. •/Suzy ran down the club because the girls wouldn’t let her join./ Compare: FIND FAULT. 4. To stop working; not run or go. •/The battery in Father’s car ran down this morning./ •/The kitchen clock ran down because we forgot to wind it./ 5. To get into poor condition; look bad. •/A neighborhood runs down when the people don’t take care of their houses./

[run-down]{adj.} (stress on "run") In poor health or condition; weak or needing much work. •/Grandma caught a cold because she was very run-down from loss of sleep./ •/The houses near the center of the city get more run-down every year./

[run dry]{v. phr.} To dry up; lose the water content. •/After many years of use, our well ran dry./

[run errands]{v. phr.} To carry messages or perform similar minor tasks. •/Peter runs errands for our entire neighborhood to make some extra money./

[run for it] or [make a run for it]{v. phr.} To dash for safety; make a speedy escape. •/The bridge the soldiers were on started to fall down and they had to run for it./ •/The policeman shouted for the robber to stop, but the robber made a run for if./

[run for one’s money]{n. phr.} 1. A good fight; a hard struggle. — Usually used with "give" or "get". •/Our team didn’t win the game, but they gave the other team a run for their money./ 2. Satisfaction; interest; excitement. — Usually used with "give" or "get". •/People like to watch the champion fight because they get a good run for their money from him./ •/A good student gives a teacher more than a run for his money./

[run in]{v. phr.} 1. {informal} To take to jail; arrest. •/The policeman ran the man in for peddling without a license./ 2. To make a brief visit. •/The neighbor boy ran in for a minute to see Bob’s newest model rocket./ Syn.: DROP IN. Compare: STOP OFF.

[run-in]{n.} 1. A traffic accident. •/My car was wrecked when I had a run-in with a small truck./ 2. A violent quarrel. •/John had a nasty run-in with his boss and was fired./

[run in the blood] or [run in the family]{v. phr.} To be a common family characteristic; be learned or inherited from your family. •/A great interest in gardening runs in his family./ •/Red hair runs in the family./