run tosomething
phrasal verbwithrunverbuk/rʌn/us/rʌn/present participlerunning|past tenseran|past participlerun
(SIZE)
toreachaparticularamount,level, orsize:
The newencyclopediarunsto several thousandpages.
Numbering & counting
- absolute value
- cash
- count
- countsomethingout
- countdown
- counter
- decimal point
- dendrochronology
- headcount
- innumerate
- numeracy
- numerate
- octal
- reckonsomethingin
- recount
- renumber
- run
- run(something)intosomething/someone
- standard form
- the Fundamental Counting Principle
(MONEY)
to have enoughmoneytobuysomething or (of anincome, etc.) to be enough tobuysomething:
I canlendyou €1,000, but I can'trunto more than that.
Mysalarywon'truntoforeignholidays.
Paying money
- advance
- ante up (something)
- balance
- burn a hole insomeone'spocketidiom
- chargeable
- co-finance
- compensate
- congestion charge
- cough
- foot
- lash
- pay top dollaridiom
- payer
- ransom
- settle up
- sink intosomething
- spender
- splash out(something)
- spring forsomething
- stretch tosomething
(ACTIVITY)
Ifyourtasteorskillrunsto something, that is thetypeof thing that youenjoyor canmanageto do:
Idoubtif hismusicaltasterunstoopera.
Mycookingskillsdon'truntofancycakesanddesserts.
Taking pleasure in something
- bask
- bask insomething
- bask/bathe in reflected gloryidiom
- be a glutton for punishmentidiom
- be a great one forsomethingidiom
- drool
- ecstasy
- flatter
- get off onsomething
- get oversomething/someone
- get your jolliesidiom
- glory insomething
- glutton
- masochism
- masochistic
- meat
- perk
- perk(someone)up
- savour
- whoop