run with

British  

verb

1. to associate with habitually

   run with the pack

2. to proceed with or put into action

   possible for us to run with this proposal

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run with Idioms  

1. Also, run around with . Socialize with; see run around , def. 2.

2. Take as one's own, adopt; also, carry out enthusiastically. For example, He wanted to run with the idea and go public immediately .

3. run with the hare, hunt with the hounds . Support two opposing sides at the same time, as in He wants to increase the magazine's circulation along with its price—that's trying to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds . This expression, alluding to being both hunter and hunted at the same time, dates from the 1400s and was already a proverb in John Heywood's 1546 collection.

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run with

St. John Bosco appeared to clinch victory when Maliq Allen scored on a four-yard touchdown run with 4:35 left for a 35-21 lead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

And more importantly for Mourinho, Mbappe's double in Real's 2-1 win ended Barcelona's nine-game unbeaten domestic run with a crucial Clasico victory at the Camp Nou.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

And his daughter promises to “catch the ball and run with it” after he’s gone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

"The oldest athlete is still competing but I am happy to run with the Gen Zs."

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

If Cletus gets wind that May’s back, I know he’ll take it and run with it.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant

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