run along
(intr, adverb) (often said patronizingly) to go away; leave
Words Nearby run along
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How to use run along in a sentence
The raunchy humor of these Funny or Die clips run along the same comedic vein as Workaholics.
Adam DeVine on ‘Workaholics,’ Cameo on ‘Arrested Development’ & More | Jean Trinh | May 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThat hollow is a very likely place for one of them to run along, therefore the best shot among you had better go up there.
Hunting the Lions | R.M. BallantyneThese cars run along on tracks through streets in which round stones are set in, side by side.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeI will rhyme it as I run along, and when I hesitate and can not make good sense and a perfect rhyme, well go to sleep.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterI run along the bank a piece and got aboard, and Jim he grabbed me and hugged me, he was so glad to see me.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
They did so, and as they were many, the Ostriches were obliged to run along through the midst of them.
Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler Harris
Other Idioms and Phrases with run along
Go away, leave, as in I'll be running along now; I'm already late. This expression is also used as an imperative to tell someone to go away, as in Run along, children, I have work to do. [Early 1800s]
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