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Idioms: run out of patience -- run through

Idiom	Meaning	Example
run out of patience	(See lose patience)
run out of town	chase out of town, the bum's rush	If you don't pay property taxes they'll run you out of town.
run rampant	spread quickly, go out of control	A disease can run rampant in a ghetto. It's difficult to control.
run roughshod	force his way, step on people	The foreman is mean. He'll try to run roughshod over you.
run short	have less than you need, run out	First we ran out of coffee. Then we ran short of wine.
run the gamut	look at what is available, check the range of choices	We ran the whole gamut of colors but she didn't like any of them.
run the gauntlet	run past the enemy, go through a dangerous area	After three job interviews, I felt like I'd run the gauntlet.
run the risk	be at risk, be unable to control the risk or danger	When you invest in stocks, you run the risk of losing money.
run the show	manage the project, call the shots	Talk to Luc if you want to change anything. He's running the show.
run through	practise, read, go through	Let's run through the answers again. I want to know them well.