1.
If someone runs up bills or debts, they acquire them by buying a lot of things or borrowing money.
He ran up a £1,400 bill at the Britannia Adelphi Hotel...
PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron)
2.
see also run-up
1.
If someone runs up bills or debts, they acquire them by buying a lot of things or borrowing money.
He ran up a £1,400 bill at the Britannia Adelphi Hotel...
PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron)
2.
see also run-up
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006