run to earth
To find someone or something after a long and difficult search.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I finally ran the missing keys to earth under the sofa.”
“After searching for hours, the detective finally ran the suspect to earth in a small apartment.”
“The researchers spent years in the archives before they finally ran the lost historical document to earth.”
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break into a run
To start running.
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come down to earth
To be brought back to reality; to emerge from a daydream.
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common run
Ordinary persons, things, or events.
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cost the earth
To be a huge expense.
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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.
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dummy run
A trial or practice before the real attempt.
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edge of the earth
A very remote place.
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go to the ends of the earth
To do everything possible to achieve something.
Last updated August 10, 2026