if a feeling runs through a group of people, they all feel it
if a quality or idea runs through something, you can find it in many parts of that thing
to explain or to read something quickly
to practise something so that it is correct for a performance or test
to push a sword through someone’s body
to spend or use a lot of money in a short period of time
And it seems that failure is a theme running through the series.
As he talks, I do a mental run-through of my acquaintances and conclude that he is without doubt the most boring man I have ever met.
But let's quickly run through some of those numbers again.
Despite years in the world of luvvies, a sharp workingclass strain still runs through Horrocks.
Do you want me to run through the details with you?
Enter your symptoms and the site will run through a series of questions and answers to elicit what may be wrong with you before suggesting advice.
Fear ran through the crowd as a shot was heard.
He was the constant thread that ran through England's performance yesterday.
Here, we run through a list of what's on offer.
I had decided to run through the service myself in the afternoon to make sure all the bugs were worked out.
I hit a perfect shot and I still ran through the green.
I was introducing one of the performances so I had to get there a bit early for a practice run through.
In the open spaces the requirement is not simply for one man to run through or around another.
I’ll just run through the names and make sure everyone’s here.
Let’s just run through the piece one more time.
On either side of the clear stream that still ran through it stood mysterious mounds overgrown with grass and some reconstructed Viking dwellings.
The V&A is also running through the list of important but lesser known influences on art and design.
The project ran through £50 million in the first year.
The river still runs through it.
The speed with which she ran through her list of subjects would not have disgraced a bank chairman anxious to catch the Ascot train.
The story line running through the series tells of their life together and the number of times she has to come to his aid.
The theme of jealousy runs through a lot of her work.
The third thread which runs through this list of concepts stands more as an observation on them.
There was a lot of bitterness running through their conversation.
We faxed it up to the FBI for a run-through, but you know they'll take their time.
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There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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