to hit someone or something by accident while you are driving
to reach a particular amount
to start to have trouble/difficulty/problems etc
A truck ran into me (=hit my car) at the lights this morning.
Flood damages could run into millions.
For some part of her, a part she'd lost touch with, wanted to run into his arms.
I had had no trouble forgiving Lyle herself for this affair which had already run into difficulties by the time I met her.
IT WAS the first time Bob had run into any trouble underwater.
Our project ran into difficulties when we lost a sponsor.
She wasn't wearing a bra, but she did not expect to run into anyone who would care.
runs into
running into
ran into
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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