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12 Phrasal Verbs With RUN
12 Phrasal Verbs With RUN
RUN AFTER
To chase or pursue
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RUN AROUND
1. To run around an area
When I was a kid, I used to run around the neighborhood with my friends.
Sorry I haven’t had the chance to call you this week – I’ve been running around between work,
school, and soccer practice.
Note: There is also a noun, “runaround.” To “give someone the runaround” means to
give them excuses and bad explanations so that they do not get the information or
make the progress that they want.
RUN AWAY
1. To run away from somebody who is chasing you, or in the opposite direction from
something.
She ran away from home when she was just 15.
RUN FOR
Try to be elected to a political or leadership position.
RUN INTO
Run into someone = Meet someone unexpectedly.
I ran into my English teacher at the shopping mall.
Run into a problem = Encounter a problem.
I ran into a few problems when I tried to install the computer program, so I had to call a
technician.
Run into a brick wall = Encounter an obstacle that is difficult or impossible to overcome.
The peace negotiations ran into a brick wall when both leaders refused to compromise.
RUN OFF
To make photocopies.
Can you run off 200 copies of this report?
Run off with (someone) = When a married person abandons their husband or wife and
stays together with a new lover.
The actor left his wife and three kids and ran off with a 20-year-old model.
RUN ON
Be powered by
RUN OUT OF
Have none left
RUN OVER
1. To hit with a vehicle (car, train, truck)
She’s upset because she ran over a cat while driving home from work.
2. Take more time than planned
The meeting ran over 20 minutes, so I was late for my next appointment
RUN THROUGH
1. Explain quickly
I’d like to run through the presentation one more time to make sure everything’s perfect.
RUN UP
1. Run to somebody or something
As soon as I come home from work, my kids run up to me and hug me.
2. Spend a lot of money on credit
RUN WITH
Spend time with people (normally bad)
My son’s been running with a bad crowd – his friends like to cut class.
(cut class = not go to class)
CORRER TRAS
Perseguir o perseguir
CORRE ALREDEDOR
Cuando era niño, solía correr por el vecindario con mis amigos.
Los niños corren por el barrio.
Lo siento, no he tenido la oportunidad de llamarte esta semana, he estado corriendo entre el trabajo, la
escuela y la práctica de fútbol.
Nota: También hay un sustantivo, "runaround". "Darle a alguien el runaround" significa darles excusas y
malas explicaciones para que no obtengan la información o hagan el progreso que desean.
HUIR
CORRE POR
ENCONTRARSE CON
Me encontré con algunos problemas cuando intenté instalar el programa de computadora, así que tuve
que llamar a un técnico.
Chocar contra una pared de ladrillos = Encontrar un obstáculo que sea difícil o imposible de superar.
Las negociaciones de paz se encontraron con un muro de ladrillos cuando ambos líderes se negaron a
comprometerse.
ESCAPADA
El actor dejó a su esposa y sus tres hijos y se fue con una modelo de 20 años.
EJECUTARSE EN
Estar impulsado
QUEDARSE SIN
No queda ninguno
Nos quedamos sin cerveza en la fiesta, así que tuvimos que ir a comprar más.
ATROPELLAR
Está molesta porque atropelló a un gato mientras conducía a casa desde el trabajo.
La reunión duró más de 20 minutos, así que llegué tarde a mi próxima cita.
EJECUTAR A TRAVÉS DE
1. Explique rápidamente
Me gustaría revisar la presentación una vez más para asegurarme de que todo esté perfecto.
IZAR
Tan pronto como llego a casa del trabajo, mis hijos corren hacia mí y me abrazan.
Mi hijo ha estado corriendo con una multitud mala; a sus amigos les gusta irse de clase.