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English Idioms: R
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If so me o ne trie s to run b e fo re the y can walk, the y try to d o so me thing re q uiring a hig h le ve l o f kno wle d g e b e fo re the y have
le arne d the b asics.
Run circle s aro und so me o ne
If yo u can run circle s aro und so me o ne , yo u are smarte r and inte lle ctually q uicke r than the y are .
If so me thing runs into the sand , it fails to achie ve a re sult.
Run it up the flag p o le and se e if anyo ne salute s
This id io m is use d to sug g e st trying o ut an id e a to se e if p e o p le acce p t it.
If yo u are run o ff yo ur fe e t, yo u are e xtre me ly b usy and d o n't have e no ug h time to d o e ve rything .
If a camp aig n, p ro je ct, e tc, runs o ut o f g as, it lo se s e ne rg y and mo me ntum, and p ro g re ss slo ws o r halts.
If yo u run ring s aro und so me o ne , yo u are so much b e tte r than the m that the y have no chance o f ke e p ing up with yo u.
Run so me thing into the g ro und
If p e o p le run so me thing into the g ro und , the y tre at o r manag e it so b ad ly that the y ruin it.
If so me b o d y is b e ing criticise d harshly b y a lo t o f p e o p le , the y are said to run the g auntle t.
If so me o ne runs the sho w, the y like to b e in co ntro l and make all the d e cisio ns.
If yo u run so me o ne o r so me thing to g ro und , yo u p ursue until yo u cap ture o r find the m o r it.
Run with the hare and hunt with the ho und s
This me ans to b e a me mb e r o f o r to sup p o rt two g ro up s that are at o d d s with e ach o the r.
If so me o ne runs the ir mo uth o ff, the y talk to o much.
If so me thing is run-o f-the -mill, the re is no thing e xce p tio nal ab o ut it- it is o rd inary o r ave rag e .
If yo u are e xhauste d b ut ke e p g o ing , yo u are running o n e mp ty.
If so me o ne has use d all the ir e ne rg y o n so me thing , b ut must co ntinue , the y are running o n fume s. It is an e xp re ssio n use d whe n
d riving a car whe n the ne e d le is o n e mp ty b ut still running . We say it is 'running o n fume s'.
Running with the hare and hunting with the ho und s
If so me o ne is running with the hare and hunting with the ho und s, the y are trying to sup p o rt o r g o with two o p p o sing vie ws, cause s
o r factio ns at the same time .
If a characte ristic runs in the family, it can cle arly b e se e n me mb e rs o f d iffe re nt g e ne ratio ns. A he re d itary illne ss that is p asse d
fro m o ne g e ne ratio n to the ne xt also runs in the family.
If p e o p le take a d ang e ro us and unne ce ssary risk, the y are p laying Russian ro ule tte .
Whe n so me thing is d e scrib e d as a rusty ne e d le , it is b ad ly d amag e d b ut still wo rks, o r if so me o ne ve ry is sick o r tire d b ut still
manag e s to d o thing s at a fairly g o o d le ve l. An alte rnative fo rm is " a tarnishe d ne e d le " .
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