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run along

British  

verb

  1. (intr, adverb) (often said patronizingly) to go away; leave

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run along Idioms  

  1. 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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About a fifth of the 100m barrels of oil that the world consumes every day usually travels via the Strait of Hormuz, which runs along part of Iran's coast.

From BBC

About a fifth of the 100 million barrels of oil that the world consumes every day traditionally travelled via the Strait of Hormuz, which runs along part of Iran's coast.

From BBC

Just inside his small private entrance a wooden bench ran along the wall.

From Literature

North Wales Police officers carried out a plain clothed patrol run along Rhyl promenade on the evening of Saturday 7 March.

From BBC

“Put those scissors down now and run along to catch your trolley.”

From Literature

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