run with

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

Idioms and Phrases

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

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

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.

Example Sentences

It feels like they're on the decline after a great run, with ageing stars and injuries that are already stacking up.

From BBC

The offense steadily wore the Reds’ pitching staff down, answering a first-inning Cincinnati run with one of their own before taking the lead for good in the fourth.

From Los Angeles Times

Because of poor luck and judgement, Cleveland have had a wretched run with quarterbacks over the past few seasons so are desperate to find a solution.

From BBC

“They’re trying to get a playoff run with my class,” said Cooper Javorsky, an offensive lineman from San Juan Hills High who committed in June, “so the image I have being in my head is with my class, we’re going to try to do great things and take it as far as we can.”

From Los Angeles Times

England, who are favourites to win the tournament, are on a 27-game winning run, with their last defeat coming against New Zealand in that final three years ago.

From BBC

Related Words

• accompany 
• join 
• mix