run to
- (intr, preposition) to be sufficient formy income doesn't run to luxuries
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Idioms and Phrases with run to
run to
1
Amount to, as in The total will run to thousands of dollars. This usage employs run in the sense of “extend.” [Mid-1500s]
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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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