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run along

British  

verb

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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]


Example Sentences

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That project arguably reached its apotheosis in his 28 frescoes on the life of Francis that run along the nave of the upper church in Assisi.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The ship, also linked to the Kremlin’s deep-sea unit, has crisscrossed the globe for a decade mapping vital arteries for the global economy that run along the sea floor, Western officials say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Shirtless joggers run along the Mediterranean seafront and yoga sessions are held near the beach.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

The magnet can be run along the surface of a wound to draw fragments out.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

We run along in silence for a bit.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

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