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Tell someone your ideas so that they can comment(separable)
“She RAN her ideas BY the committee to see what they felt.”
Hit a pedestrian with a vehicle(separable)
“The minicab RAN him DOWN on the zebra crossing.”
Campaign for a position(inseparable)
“She's thinking about RUNNING FOR the presidency.”
Arrest, take to police station for questioning(separable)
“They RAN him IN last night.”
Cost(inseparable)
“The project has RUN INTO millions of dollars without any prospect of a return on this investment.”
Make photocopies(separable)
“Could you RUN OFF two hundred copies of this report, please.”
Take or steal something(inseparable)
“She RAN OFF WITH my umbrella.”
Be powered by(inseparable)
“The van RUNS ON diesel.”
Have none left(inseparable)
“We've RUN OUT OF sugar; I'm going to the shops for some.”
Explain quickly(inseparable)
“Could you RUN OVER that point again; I'm afraid I didn't quite understand it.”
“They RAN it PAST the manager before they implemented it.”
Practise a dramatic work like a play quickly(inseparable)
“The cast RAN THROUGH the play the day before it opened to the public.Stab or wound deeply with a knife, sword, etc.”
Go to someone for help(inseparable)
“Whenever he gets into debt, he RUNS TO his parents for help.”
Move quickly to where someone is(separable)
“He RAN UP next to me and started shouting.”
Encounter problems, often unexpected(inseparable)
“They RAN UP AGAINST a lot of opposition to the construction.”
Approach someone without their knowing(inseparable)
“Robert was sitting in his car and a guy RAN UP ON him and shot through the car but missed.”
Keep company, normally bad(inseparable)
“She RUNS WITH some dodgy characters.”
Leave a place in a hurry
“They RUSHED AWAY when the police arrived.”
Enter or go indoors in a hurry(separable)
“We RUSHED IN when it started raining.”
Do something too quickly(inseparable)
“They don't want to be RUSHED INTO giving an answer and have asked for more time.”
Depart in a hurry
“Zac RUSHED OFF to get to his medical appointment.”
Release or put something on sale quickly(separable)
“They RUSHED the single OUT after it started getting airplay.”
Make something quickly without much preparation(separable)
“We RUSTLED UP dinner from what was in the fridge.”
Fall asleep
“I SACKED OUT in front of the TV.”
Put a saddle on and prepare an animal to ride(separable)
“She SADDLED UP the horse and rode off.”
Give someone a task or responsibility that is difficult or hard work(separable)
“They SADDLED me WITH preparing the visit.”
Not go to school or work, or leave early when you shouldn't(inseparable)
“I was bored so I SAGGED OFF work early and went home.”
Criticise angrily(inseparable)
“He SAILED INTO me for turning up an hour late.”
Pass easily, succeed(inseparable)
“He SAILED THROUGH the final test.”
Leave somewhere safe or comfortable
“The townspeople SALLIED FORTH to fight the invading army.”
“Though it was pouring with rain, we SALLIED OUT to meet her.”
Save money(separable)
“She's making a lot of money, but SALTS it AWAY rather than spending it.”
Reduce or avoid consumption to cut costs(inseparable)
“I use Skype to SAVE ON my phone bills.”
For money for a particular purpose(separable)
“He's SAVING UP to buy a car.”
Remove something by cutting it with a saw(separable)
“He SAWED OFF the legs of the chair.”
Cut into pieces with a saw(separable)
“We SAWED the plank UP to make the shelves.”
Make something smaller than originally planned(separable)
“They had to SCALE BACK the project because of the costs.”
“They have had to SCALE DOWN the project because of the costs.”
Increase, make bigger(separable)
“They are SCALING UP the programme because it has been so successful.”
Frighten someone some much that they go away(separable)
“The cat SCARED the birds AWAY.”
Make someone so frightened that he or she away(separable)
“The vicious Doberman guard-dog SCARED the burglars AWAY.”
Look in different places for something
“The company is SCOUTING ABOUT for new staff.”
“We SCOUTED AROUND to find the best price.”
Search for something(separable)
“The researcher spent months SCOUTING OUT the answer.”
“I SCOUTED ROUND for a bargain.”
Try to find someone for a task or requirement(separable)
“We'd better SCOUT UP a replacement for her.”
Manage with little money
“I've been SCRAPING ALONG on temporary work since I lost my job.”
Just manage to pass something
“I thought I was going to fail, but SCRAPED BY with 51%.”
Just get enough to succeed, pass or be accepted
“The government SCRAPED IN with 51% of the votes cast.”
Be accepted somewhere, but only just(inseparable)
“She got mediocre grades and just SCRAPED INTO university.”
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