run over

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to knock down (a person) with a moving vehicle

2. (intr) to overflow the capacity of (a container)

3. (intr, preposition) to examine hastily or make a rapid survey of

4. (intr, preposition) to exceed (a limit)

   we've run over our time

Idioms and Phrases

Knock down and, often, pass over, as in The car ran over our dog . [First half of 1900s]

Review quickly, as in I'll run over the speech one more time . [Early 1600s]

Overflow, as in This pot's running over . This usage appears in the well-known Twenty-third Psalm: “My cup runneth over [with God's bounty].”

Go beyond, exceed, as in I've run over the allotted time, but there are still questions . [Early 1500s]

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