run to

British  

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to be sufficient for

   my income doesn't run to luxuries

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run to Idioms  

1. Amount to, as in The total will run to thousands of dollars . This usage employs run in the sense of “extend.” [Mid-1500s]

2. Lean toward, favor, as in My taste runs to chocolate desserts . [ Colloquial ; second half of 1800s] Also see run to earth ; run to form ; run to seed .

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Example Sentences

But it hasn't been any easy run to glory.

From BBC

Gremaud, 25, posted an improved score of 79.15 in her second run to underline her dominance of the qualifying event.

From Barron's

Pascal Siakam scored 19 for the Pacers, who used a 15-0 fourth-quarter scoring run to pull within four points with less than five minutes to go but could get no closer.

From Barron's

Aged just 18, Raducanu stunned the sporting world when she enjoyed a fairytale run to become the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam with victory in New York.

From BBC

With Doncic absent, the 76ers opened the third quarter on a 6-0 scoring run to push their lead to 14.

From Barron's

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