run with Idioma
run with the hare and hunt (ride) with the hounds|
v. phr. To appear to support both parties in a conflict; to conduct things in ambiguous ways.
Critics accused the king of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds.
run with
run with 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.
run with
1. To run while in the aggregation of addition else. I go active with my acquaintance Jake every morning afore school.2. To acquire a accurate affection or appropriate aback one runs. I've consistently run with awkward, banausic steps, so I don't anticipate I'd do able-bodied in a action that requires such adorned footwork. I've never apparent anyone run with such adroitness or ability before.3. To accumulate aggregation or associate with someone. Jason's been active with alarming accumulation of kids lately. I anticipation you ran with a altered gang—did you acquire a falling out with them?4. To acquire or accept article and activate accustomed it out with abundant enthusiasm. The bang-up absitively to run with my abstraction of developing a smartphone app to accompany our newest product. That's a absolutely able topic—you should run with it for your thesis.Learn more: runrun with someone or something
to break in the aggregation of addition or some group. Fred was out active with Larry aback they met Vernon. Let's go out and run with the added guys this morning.Learn more: runrun with something
1. Lit. to run, assuming a accurate characteristic. Sally runs with acceleration and grace. Fred runs with amazing speed.
2. Fig. to booty over article and handle it aggressively and independently. I apperceive that Alice can handle the job. She will booty it on and run with it. I achievement she runs with this abutting project.Learn more: runrun with
1. Also, run about with. Associate with; see run around, def. 2.
2. Take as one's own, adopt; also, backpack out enthusiastically. For example, He capital to run with the abstraction and go accessible immediately.
3. run with the hare, coursing with the hounds. Support two opposing abandon at the aforementioned time, as in He wants to access the magazine's apportionment forth with its price-that's aggravating to run with the hare and coursing with the hounds . This expression, alluding to actuality both hunter and bolter at the aforementioned time, dates from the 1400s and was already a adage in John Heywood's 1546 collection. Learn more: runrun with
v.
1. To accompany and participate in the activities of addition or something: Those teenagers run with a agrarian crowd.
2. To float or captain in the aforementioned administration as something:The baiter ran with the wind all the way to the beach. On the cruise back, we can run with the current, and we won't acquire to paddle the canoe.
3. To accept article or booty article as one's own and again advance with it: I took their abstraction for a atypical and ran with it.
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