have a run-in with
1have a run-in (with someone or something) — tv. to have trouble with someone or something. □ I had a run in with Mrs. Wilson. She’s a hard case. □ We’ve had a run in before …
2run off with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms run off with : present tense I/you/we/they run off with he/she/it runs off with present participle running off with past tense ran off with past participle run off with informal 1) run off with someone to… …
3ˌrun ˈoff with sb — phrasal verb informal to secretly leave a place with someone in order to marry them or have a sexual relationship with them They said Phil had run off with his wife s best friend.[/ex] …
4run around with — to have a sexual relationship with In normal use, no more than to comport with socially: Gus had walked out on her because she had been running around with a Party organizer. (M. McCarthy, 1963) …
5run away with somebody — ˌrun aˈway/ˈoff with sb | ˌrun aˈway/ˈoff (together) derived to leave home, your husband, wife, etc. in order to have a relationship with another person • She ran away with her boss. • She and her boss ran away together. Main entry: ↑run …
6To run away with — Run Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin… …
7To run in with — Run Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin… …
8run away with — 1) take quickly and secretly especially without permission or by stealing Someone ran away with the dictionary so now we don t have one. 2) take hold of Their imagination ran away with them when they went to the circus. They decided that they… …
9run-in — noun (C) an argument or disagreement, especially with someone in an official position: have a run in with: Michael got drunk and had a run in with the police …
10Run — Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin to D …