make the running Idiom, Proverb

be up and running

" (for a technological process) be operational; be ready to"

hit the ground running

be able to work effectively when you begin a new job, self-starter We need someone who can hit the ground running, a person who needs no training.

in the running

competitive, could win, give you a run for... With ten games remaining, the Expos are still in the running. They have a chance to win.

running water

tap water, water from a pressure system At the cabin in the woods we don't have running water.

up and running

operating, working Andre is repairing the copier. It will soon be up and running.

out of the running

having no chance to win 无取胜的希望
It was clear from the start that Enoch was out of the running in the Congressional race．一开始就很明显，伊诺先生在这次议会竟选中是没有获胜希望的。
His sudden illness put him out of the running in the contest．他突然病倒了，使他在比赛中获胜的希望成了泡影。

off to a running start

Idiom(s): off to a running start

Theme: BEGINNINGS - FAST

with a good, fast beginning, possibly a head start.
• I got off to a running start in math this year.
• The horses got off to a running start.

off and running

Idiom(s): off and running

Theme: BEGINNINGS

started up and going. (Also literal, as in a footrace. Fixed order.)
• The car was finally loaded by 9:30, and we were off and running.
• The construction of the building was going to take two years, but we were off and running, and it appeared we would finish on schedule.

Do the running

(UK) The person who has to do the running has to make sure that things get done. ('Make the running' is also used.)

Out of the gate running

If someone comes out of the gate running, they start something at a fast pace, without any build-up.

make (all) the running

To be an affecting being who can administer things and get them done. You can consistently calculation on Rebecca to accomplish all the alive and see to it that all of these contest appear perfectly.Learn more: make, running

make the running

set the clip in a chase or activity.Learn more: make, running

make the ˈrunning

(British English, informal) advance or be actual alive in something, which added bodies charge again chase or join: In the acreage of electronics, it’s the Japanese who are authoritative the running.This argot refers to the being in a chase who determines the acceleration of the chase by alive faster than the others.Learn more: make, running

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More Idioms/Phrases

Out of my league Out of the box Out of the frying pan, into the fire Out of the gate running Out of the left field Out of the mouths of babes Out of your hair Out of your own pocket