| Phrasal Verb: |
* |
Meaning: |
Example: |
| RIP OFF |
s |
to cheat; to steal; to take
advantage of; to charge too much |
Someone ripped my motorcycle
off when I was at work. |
| ROUND OFF |
s |
to change from a fraction
to the nearest whole number |
Round all sums off to the
closest whole number. For example, round 78.9% to 79%. |
| RUN ACROSS |
n |
to find something unexpectedly;
to discover by chance |
I ran across an old love letter
when I was cleaning my room. It was such a surprise. I thought I'd burned
them all! |
| RUN AFTER |
n |
to pursue; to chase |
The police were running after
a bank robber when they accidentally hit my car. |
| RUN ALONG |
n |
to go away; to be on one's
way |
Thanks for the tea. I have
to run along now. |
| RUN AWAY |
n |
to escape from your guardians;
to leave home secretly |
The Boxcar Children is a fun
book about 5 kids who ran away from home and traveled around in the boxcar
of a train. |
| RUN DOWN |
n |
to cease to operate because
of the exhaustion of motive power |
The radio isn't working because
the batteries have run down. We need to buy some more batteries. |
| RUN DOWN |
n |
to decline in physical condition
or vigor |
I'm feeling very run down
this week. I hope I'm not getting sick. Maybe I need some vitamins. |
| RUN IN |
s |
to arrest for a usually minor
offense |
The police ran Jeff in yesterday.
He had 12 parking tickets! |
| RUN INTO |
n |
to meet by chance; to see
someone you know unexpectedly |
When Sara went shopping, she
ran into Julia Roberts. Sara was too surprised to speak. |
| RUN OFF |
s |
to chase (obj.) away. |
That crazy dog ran the bear
off. I couldn't believe my eyes! |
| RUN OFF WITH |
n |
to steal; to carry off |
The kids ran off with some
candy from the store. |
| RUN OUT OF |
n |
to use the last of; to finish
the supply of something |
We ran out of milk, so we
had to go to the market. |
| RUN OVER |
s |
to hit (obj.) with a vehicle |
Did you hear? Some idiot ran
Stephen King over! |
| RUN THROUGH |
n |
to spend or consume wastefully
and rapidly |
Some women can run through
money like it grows on trees. |
| RUN UP |
s |
to increase a total amount |
Some men run their credit
card bills up so high that they can't pay them at the end of the month. |
| RUSH IN |
n |
to enter quickly |
We rushed in because we were
late. |
| RUSH OUT |
n |
to exit quickly |
The workers all rushed out
because it was time to go home. |
