| Phrasal Verbs |
Meanings |
Examples |
| RIP OFF |
to cheat; to steal |
Someone ripped my motorcycle off when I
was at work. |
| RUN ACROSS |
to discover by chance |
I ran across an old love-letter when I
was cleaning my room. It was such a surprise. I thought I'd burned them all! |
| RUN AFTER |
to chase |
The police were running after a bank
robber when they accidentally hit my car. |
| RUN AWAY |
to escape from your guardians; to leave
home secretly |
The Boxcar Children is a fun book about
5 kids who ran away from home and traveled around in the boxcar of a train. |
| RUN INTO |
to meet by chance |
When Sara went shopping, she ran into
Julia Roberts. Sara was too surprised to speak. |
| RUN OFF WITH |
to steal |
The kids ran off with some candy from
the store. |
| RUN OUT OF |
to finish the supply of something |
We ran out of milk, so we had to go to
the market. |
| RUN UP |
to increase a total amount |
Some men run their credit card bills up
so high that they can't pay them at the end of the month. |
| RUSH IN |
to enter quickly |
We rushed in because we were late. |
| RUSH OUT |
to exit quickly |
The workers all rushed out because it
was time to go home. |
