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1Phrasal Verbs 171 I Example: The Government quickly ruled out the possibility of a
relaxation of the law.
Run away = Escape from people chasing you
Example: He ran away from his attackers.
Run down = hit a pedestrian with a vehicle
Example: The minicab ran him down on the zebra crossing. Run down = lose energy or power
Example: You should only recharge the battery when it has fully run dawn.
Run into = cost
Example: The project has run into millions of dollars without any
prospect of a return on this investment.
Run into = meet by accident
Example: I ran into James in a bar in the City on Friday.
Run off = make photocopies
Example: Could you run off two hundred copies of this report, please.
Run on = bepowered by
Example: The van runs on diesel.
Runoutof= havenoneleft
Example: We've run out ofsugar, I'm going to the shops for some.
Run over =explain quickly
Example: Could you run over that point again, I'm afraid I didn't quite understand it.
Run over = hit with a vehicle
Example: The driver couldn't stop in time and ran the fox over