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run to

idiom
Meaning

To reach a particular maximum amount, size, value, etc.


Examples
SIMPLE

The cost of the repairs will run to five hundred dollars.

CONTEXTUAL

We estimated the total attendance for the festival, and it looks like the final count will run to over ten thousand people.

COMPLEX

While the initial budget was modest, the unforeseen complications meant the total project expenses would eventually run to a figure far exceeding our original projections.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    break into a run

    To start running.

  2. 02

    common run

    Ordinary persons, things, or events.

  3. 03

    dry run

    A practice or rehearsal; especially, one that goes through all the motions of a physical process but without the raw material or workpiece present.

  4. 04

    dummy run

    A trial or practice before the real attempt.

  5. 05

    good run

    Success over an extended period.

  6. 06

    hit and run

    A road accident in which a driver hits someone and then drives away without stopping to help or take responsibility.

  7. 07

    hold with the hare and run with the hounds

    To oppose an action or behavior and yet engage in the same action or behavior; to be a hypocrite.

  8. 08

    learn to walk before one can run

    Before one can perform a complicated task, one has to learn how to perform more simple tasks.

Last updated April 17, 2026