run into

run into
1) PHRASAL VERB If you run into problems or difficulties, you unexpectedly begin to experience them.

[V P n (not pron)] Wang agreed to sell IBM systems last year after it ran into financial problems...

[V P n (not pron)] But the government's plans have run into strong opposition from civil rights campaigners.

Syn:
2) PHRASAL VERB If you run into someone, you meet them unexpectedly.

[V P n] He ran into Krettner in the corridor a few minutes later.

Syn:
meet, bump into
3) PHRASAL VERB If a vehicle runs into something, it accidentally hits it.

[V P n] The driver failed to negotiate a bend and ran into a tree.

Syn:
crash into, hit
4) PHRASAL VERB You use run into when indicating that the cost or amount of something is very great.

[V P amount] He said companies should face punitive civil penalties running into millions of pounds.

Syn:

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  • run into — {v.} 1. To mix with; join with. * /If the paint brush is too wet, the red paint will run into the white on the house./ * /This small brook runs into a big river in the valley below./ 2. To add up to; reach; total. * /Car repairs can run into a… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • run into — {v.} 1. To mix with; join with. * /If the paint brush is too wet, the red paint will run into the white on the house./ * /This small brook runs into a big river in the valley below./ 2. To add up to; reach; total. * /Car repairs can run into a… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Run Into Flowers — is a single by the band M83. It was released in 2003 by Mute Records.Track listing# Run Into Flowers (Original Version) – 4:10 # Run Into Flowers (Abstrackt Keal Agram Remix) – 3:38 # Run Into Flowers (Midnight Fuck Remix by Jackson) – 7:31 # Run …   Wikipedia

  • run into a brick wall — or[run into a stone wall] See: STONE WALL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • run into a brick wall — or[run into a stone wall] See: STONE WALL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • run into — phrasal 1. a. to change or transform into ; become b. to merge with c. to mount up to < their yearly income often runs into six figures > 2. a. to collide with b. to meet by chance < ran into an old classmate the other day > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • To run into — Run Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To run into — Run Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To run into the ground — Run Run, v. t. 1. To cause to run (in the various senses of {Run}, v. i.); as, to run a horse; to run a stage; to run a machine; to run a rope through a block. [1913 Webster] 2. To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation. [1913 Webster] To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • run into the ground — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To do or use (something) more than is wanted or needed. * /It s all right to borrow my hammer once in a while, but don t run it into the ground./ 2. To win over or defeat (someone) completely. * /We lost the game today,… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • run into the ground — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To do or use (something) more than is wanted or needed. * /It s all right to borrow my hammer once in a while, but don t run it into the ground./ 2. To win over or defeat (someone) completely. * /We lost the game today,… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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