run an errand

1. Go to perform a commission, as in I spent the morning running household errands—to the cleaners, the supermarket, the hardware store. [c. 1500]

Example Sentences

“Instead of books, this has little masterpieces that can brighten someone’s day. There’s been many times I’ve headed outside the house to run an errand and encounter someone at the box looking inside. There’s been several people who told me they look forward to seeing new work, when it changes.”

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Walz took it upon himself to run an errand other governors might pawn off on a staffer.

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Another moment of good timing came in 1988 when Brooks went to run an errand at H.G.

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He went on, “Of course, we hope to fool the desert, with its endless hunger for good men’s bones. So we’ll pray the Lord can fool the devil on our behalf until we reach the garrison. Then you can fool me to run an errand, so you can visit the blacksmith’s servant girl. Most likely you’ll make a fool of yourself, fool her into giving you a smile, and then if you’re lucky, the fooling around really begins.”

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He and his wife had just gotten in their own car to run an errand when they heard the boom and saw the SUV apparently on fire.

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