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• run a meeting
  вести собрание

  Very few people are capable of running a meeting very well.
• run a risk of (something)
  подвергаться риску, рисковать

  "You run a risk of losing all the money you have if you are not careful."
• run a tight ship
  управлять чем-либо (организацией, своей жизнью)

  My friend's father is a very orderly person; he runs a tight ship and seldom makes mistakes in his life.
• run afoul of (someone or something)
  попасть в беду из-за кого-либо \ чего-либо, запутаться, преступить закон

  Jeremy got involved in a car fraud and ran afoul of the law.
• run afoul of the law
  нарушить закон

  Paul Browning was arrested because he had run afoul of the law.
• run after (someone) or (something)
  бежать за кем-либо \ чем-либо, преследовать

  A small dog was running after a big cat.
• run an ad
  опубликовать рекламу, объявление

  The computer firm ran an ad to tell the public about the new service.
• run an errand
  выполнять поручение

  My brother often has to run an errand for our father.
• run around
  бегать по разным местам

  On Christmas Eve I ran around all day, buying presents for relatives and friends.
• run around in circles
  суетиться, но мало что сделать

  Sarah had been running around in circles all day but she didn't accomplish much.
• run around like a chicken with its head cut off
  бегать как сумасшедший, метаться

  Joe spent the day running around like a chicken with its head cut off when he discovered that he had lost important documents.
• run around with (someone)
  водиться с кем-либо, иметь в друзьях кого-либо

  "I don't allow you to run around with those guys; they are a bad party."
• run away with (someone)
  сбежать с кем-либо, уйти от мужа

  Joanna ran away with Mark and they got married in two months.
• run away with (something)
  убежать с чем-либо, увлечься чем-либо

  The maid ran away with the duchess's jewels.
• run circles/rings around (someone)
  опережать кого-либо, превосходить

  Adam runs circles around the other students in his class.
• run counter to (something)
  идти против чего-либо, противиться

  "Your actions run counter to what you are always saying."
• run down
  переутомляться, плохо выглядеть

  My friend has become run down since she started working at night.
• run down (someone or something)
  сбить кого-либо \ что-либо

  "Never cross the street against the red light; you may be run down by a car."
• run down (someone)
  унижать кого-либо, отзываться с пренебрежением

  "It isn't a nice thing to do to run down her friends behind their backs."
• run for it
  удирать, спасаться бегством

  When the soldiers started shooting, they ran for it and tried to get to the shelter of the nearest building.
• run for one's life
  бежать изо всех сил, спасаться бегством

  The cat ran for its life and vanished among some shrubs.
• run hot and cold
  быть противоречивым

  The reviews of the new performance are running hot and cold, and I am not sure if I will go to see it.
• run in (somewhere)
  навестить, забежать, заглянуть (куда-либо)

  "Why don't you run in to see me some day?"
• run in the family
  общая семейная черта

  Sofia is very absent-minded and unpractical; it runs in the family, I guess.
• run interference
  вступаться за кого-либо; вмешиваться, с целью защитить кого-либо

  My boss never runs interference on his employees to protect them.
• run into
  выразиться в определённой сумме (об убытках)

  The damages were shocking; they ran into thousands of dollars.
• run into (someone or something)
  ударить, налететь на что-либо, сбить кого-либо \что-либо

  The car ran into a tree and turned over.
• run into (someone)
  случайно встретиться с кем-либо, столкнуться

  In Rome I ran into a friend of mine who was on holiday there too.
• run into (something)
  смешиваться с чем-либо

  During the laundry the blue paint of my dress ran into the yellow paint of blouse.
• run into (trouble/problems)
  попасть в беду, нажить неприятности

  Ivan ran into trouble when he tried to steal a car.
• run into a brick wall
  натолкнуться на каменную стену

  When I decided to make some improvement in the office, I ran into a brick wall; my boss wanted to leave everything as it was.
• run like clockwork
  отлично работать (как часы)

  We installed new equipment and it runs like clockwork.
• run low on (something)
  иссякать, быть на исходе, подходить к концу

  We were running low on our supplies.
• run off at the mouth
  болтать без умолку

  Linda is the most talkative girl I have ever met; she can run off at the mouth for hours.
• run off copies of (something)
  напечатать копии чего-либо

  I asked my friend to run off a few copies of my birth certificate.