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

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run with

She had to balance life on the run with her regular treatment, allowing the cameras to follow her as she received chemotherapy injections.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

“I think markets really want to get past this, so any piece of good news they’re going to take it and run with it,” says Tracy Shuchart of NinjaTrader Group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5” continued its strong run with an $18.5-million haul, enough for third place and contributing to a total global gross of $879.1 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

They are currently on their second longest unbeaten run, with victory against Austria extending that to 34 games and they will equal their record run of 35 if they reach the quarter-finals.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

But there was no way to get out, no way to run away off an island, no way to run with a little girl.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Related Words

• accompany
• join
• mix