run by someone
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Try out on someone, as in Let me run this idea by you and see what you think of it. [Colloquial; 1900s]
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Words nearby run by someone
runaway, runaway star, run away with, runback, run batted in, run by someone, runch, runcible spoon, Runcie, runcinate, run circles around
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