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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Example Sentences

Shortly after taking a bobsled run with Team USA in Lake Placid, N.Y., in 2009, Colbert described the experience.

From Los Angeles Times

When Pitino first arrived in Queens, going all-in on transfers was a necessity—and not just because he wanted players who might actually remember watching his title-winning run with Louisville in 2013.

From The Wall Street Journal

Austin Junk drove in the winning run with a double.

From Los Angeles Times

“Given that we’re still several years away from knowing where AI ultimately settles, markets will have plenty of scope to run with shifting — and sometimes contradictory — narratives. We expect continued bouts of AI-related volatility, much of which will likely be difficult to rationalise”

From MarketWatch

‘We prepare for hunting in the same way. Except we say, “May the clan guardian run with me”.

From Literature

Related Words

• accompany
• join
• mix