I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a running commentary (= continuous commentary while an event is happening )
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The coach driver gave us a running commentary on where we were going.
a running joke (= in which people always laugh when the same situation happens, or when someone says something )
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It’s a running joke in our house that my husband can never find his keys.
a running tap
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Wash the cut under a running tap.
a tap is running (= water is flowing out of it )
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I think you must have left the tap running.
be running scared (= feel scared, especially because someone might catch you or defeat you )
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The opposition were running scared.
come running/flying/speeding etc
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Jess came flying round the corner and banged straight into me.
day-to-day running
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The manager is responsible for the day-to-day running of the hotel.
feelings are running high (= people have strong feelings, especially of anger )
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It was the last game of the season, and feelings were running high.
inflation is running at 3%/4% etc ( also inflation stands at 3%/4% etc ) (= used to talk about the present rate of inflation )
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Inflation currently stands at 3.2%.
running a fever (= has a fever )
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She’s running a fever .
running costs
running errands
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I seemed to spend my life running errands for people.
running gag (= a joke which is repeated )
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It was a bit of a running gag in the show.
running mate
running parallel
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Take the road running parallel to the main road just after the village.
running repairs (= small things that you do to something to keep it working properly )
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Farm workers made their own tools and carried out their own running repairs.
running repairs
running smoothly
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Donna keeps the office running smoothly .
running time
running water (= water that comes out of a system of pipes into buildings )
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Only half the city’s houses had running water.
running/jogging/training etc shoes
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Get yourself a good pair of running shoes if you want to take up running.
running/operating costs (= the amount it costs to run a business, a machine etc )
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The new technology is cheaper and the running costs are lower.
sb's nose is running (= liquid is coming out )
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She was crying hard and her nose was running.
smooth running/operation
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Sarah is responsible for the smooth running of the sales department.
sth is running low on fuel (= it does not have much fuel left )
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The plane was running low on fuel.
thread running through
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a thread running through the film
time is running out (= there is not much time left to do something )
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Doctors are looking for a suitable donor, but time is running out.
time’s running short
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Come on, time’s running short !
up and running
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There could well be a few problems before your new computer is up and running properly.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
efficient
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Then came the inevitable qualifications - much depended on the state of international trade and on the efficient running of industry.
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It matters little to the efficient running of the Civil Service where the administrative work of a department is carried out.
smooth
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This is essential to facilitate the smooth running of a sale and to provide the client with regular written status reports.
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An angry mob creates confusion and prevents the smooth running of its hunting sequence.
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The lights flickered and dimmed as the blast from a nearby explosion momentarily disturbed the smooth running of the generator.
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But its smooth running depended very much upon their personal skill and devotion.
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But only on account of the smooth running of the business, she realised.
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In fairness to the smooth running of the place, shouldn't Silas be warned of Ling's prediction of trouble?
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They shared their responsibilities for the smooth running of Zone I with the enthusiasm of those bound by a loveless marriage.
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He's a sort of diocesan works manager responsible to the bishop for the smooth running of the parish priests.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be firing/running on all cylinders
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The latter is a book in which the author is firing on all cylinders .
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This company is firing on all cylinders .
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Your Reticular Activating System is firing on all cylinders , your cortex is turning somersaults.
be in (good) working/running order
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Hall of Power - a range of engines and heavy machinery, most of which are in working order and operated daily.
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The locomotive was in working order at the time and negotiations proceeded which resulted in transportation to Swanage as described above.
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To this day the milling machinery is in working order .
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Two isn't multiplicity and Castelfonte never was in running order , and now they were living in hotels.
be running on empty
be running scared
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Their new software has the competition running scared.
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Then why is it that Chretien appears to be running scared?
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To me, ti just looks like the fools are running scared.
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Whenever managers were laid off, he sensed in the ranks ever-higher levels of anxiety Even those who remained were running scared.
be running short (of/on sth)
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Let's go - time's running short .
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Many stores are running short on bottled water.
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Our supply of firewood was running short .
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As we are running short of time, let me end with one area where there is a clear divide.
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He was running short of petrol and that route offered him the chance to capture replenishments along the way.
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He was running short of time.
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Nevertheless, Baldwin felt his time was running short .
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San Francisco may be running short of characters, but new communities pop up every day.
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Still, time is running short .
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Time was running short for Lievin.
come running
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When Bob Dylan calls, musicians come running .
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At once there came running to her from all directions a pack of great wolves.
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Fellers come running , bobbies come running and it was a right old dust-up.
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In under two minutes she came running in with her clothes.
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Setting priorities Land economists questioned whether developers would come running if the city built a canal.
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She came running up to the van and climbed in beside him.
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She had contrarily thought that if he really cared he would have come running after her.
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The villagers came running , naturally, but there were no wolves.
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Then he loped away as a hound came running silently through the trees, nose to the ground, scenting slowly.
hit the ground running
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If we can hit the ground running, we'll stay ahead of the competition.
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Graduates of law school hit the ground running, you see, as soon as they enter practice.
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He said his Navy experience prepared him to jump into new jobs in new places and hit the ground running.
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The company also could shape a well-educated, flexible pool of employment candidates who could hit the ground running.
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The pressures to perform were immense and their careers were on the line: They expect me to hit the ground running.
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They either hit the ground running, or the ground hits them standing still.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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An angry mob creates confusion and prevents the smooth running of its hunting sequence.
II. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
currently
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Inflation surged 2,500 percent in 1992 and is currently running at about 30 percent a month.
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The Government also wants private firms to curtail wage rises, currently running at around six percent.
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Sources say SunSoft salesmen have told them only 1,000 packages are currently running on Solaris 2.0 versus Solaris 1. x's 4,500.
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Loans for environmental protection are offered at 0.5% lower than other loans, which are currently running at 8%.
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New equity and rights issues are currently running at nearly £1 billion a month, almost double last year's rate.
now
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Meg felt as if she were now running from everyone.
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Production is now running at over 400,000 engines a year, compared with 100,000 in the 1980s.
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They were now running alongside the wall, but still a long way from the crossing stile.
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This was a reserve duplicate of those now running .
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I suddenly realise that we are attacking the enemy positions and we are now running through the trees.
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Figures are now running in front of us, shots are fired from automatic weapons, the running figures fall down.
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Mr. Campbell Business failures are now running at 57 percent. in the north-east and 65 percent. nationally.
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Overall, property results continue to worsen with annual returns now running at 6.2 percent.
still
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These tiresome but, one hopes, isolated problems aside, our Metro 1.1S is still running like a dream.
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A hosepipe was attached to the exhaust pipe leading into the interior of the van and the engine was still running .
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Pay settlements are still running at more than 9%.
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By now finances were brightening and whilst still running at a loss, this was entirely because of spending on improvements.
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Scores of people were on the scene within seconds of the collision the engine of the badly damaged car still running .
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While still running , he made a frantic jump for its lowest branch.
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Behind him the engine of his new red Rover was still running - a barely audible hum.
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We ran away from Earth and we're still running .
■ NOUN
battle
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I was not told, when we left, that I should have to fight a running battle with four hundred horsemen.
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As well as his running battle with Monkou, he left stud marks on defender Richard Hall.
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In the resulting confrontation several hundred Mohawks armed with clubs and guns fought running battles with police.
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An even longer running battle was fought in the royal dockyards.
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GEC/Siemens raised their bid to £2 billion in August 1989 and this proved sufficient to end the long running battle .
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For years he had continued a running battle with producers and film companies whom he saw as the bad guys.
commentary
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Hearing voices that keep up a running commentary in the head.
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Photos of Jack were shown, each thrown up on a large screen with a running commentary .
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It becomes a running commentary from navigator to driver.
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Attending is simply describing what the child is doing, rather like a running commentary on the activity.
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She kept up a running commentary as she chased him 50 yards across Lawrence Road before collapsing in a pool of blood.
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His running commentary was oft-repeated, I guess.
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This man provided a running commentary on the events on the screen, which were otherwise a fabulous mystery.
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Don't keep up a running commentary .
cost
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The Branch supported the running costs for this special day when they were to be hosts at Storrington.
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Would that count as a track cost or a running cost?
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It is not yet known what commitment Darlington Health Authority will make to day to day staffing and running costs .
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Does the private cultural foundation cover the running costs of the museum for the next ten years?
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It will probably be used for capital funding rather than running costs .
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Likewise, you may be able to cut the running costs , for example with insulation.
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Expensive repairs Frank Wood reported on the general running costs of buildings and land.
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Planned maintenance minimises unforeseen breakdowns, reduces machine running costs and ensures optimum machine availability.
costs
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The Branch supported the running costs for this special day when they were to be hosts at Storrington.
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The corporation has prepared a detailed indication of running costs for the new hovercraft.
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Does the private cultural foundation cover the running costs of the museum for the next ten years?
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Schemes Since that time, more than £1.51m has been spent on crime-fighting schemes, with running costs adding a further £100,000-a-year.
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Can you afford the running costs and maintenance costs?
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However, governance structures differ in terms of their set-up and running costs .
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Likewise, you may be able to cut the running costs , for example with insulation.
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Some methods of treatment require plants that cost more than others. whereas some processes may have much lower running costs .
mate
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He announced that his vice-presidential running mate was James B. Stockdale, a retired admiral with little political experience.
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If Hillary is the perfect partner, then in Al Gore he had the perfect running mate .
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Sorry, Clinton only switched running mates for the evening to poke fun at Republican rival George Bush.
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Who is his running mate for vice-president? 16.
order
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Keep the battery fully charged and the engine in running order .
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Restoration to full running order is dictated by finance and available manpower.
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A catch-up at the office, mail, calls, running order for the next day's programme, gossip.
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So Jonathan set the running order up and I was really pleased.
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The World Championships crept gradually nearer, and as they did so the relay running order began to get to me.
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A nightly news programme, involving late inclusions and enforced changes in running order , is bound to be frenetic.
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Mr James says the yardstick was the multiplicity of houses in full running order .
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Two isn't multiplicity and Castelfonte never was in running order , and now they were living in hotels.
repair
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But you also go in, these days, for running repairs .
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Steve Peach inspects a running repair to a minor problem with the water delivery pipe.
shoe
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If only a running shoe could utilise carbon technology in this way.
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A gaggle of black leather running shoes was by the door.
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In most running shoes , as many of you already know, wear patterns are uneven.
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His personal and professional mission could be said to be to build a successful business in running shoes .
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There he swung, thin legs jerking, the white, thick-soled running shoes looking incongruously heavy for the bony legs.
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Ask to see the Mizuno range of running shoes and our 1991 catalogue at your specialist sports shop.
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The boy stepped out of the puddle and began to take off his running shoes , still grumbling to himself.
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Instead I rummaged in my suitcase, pulled out a jogging suit, an old pair of running shoes .
water
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She was distracted by the sound of running water , the bath being filled.
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On all sides the friendly sibilance of running water .
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Constantly running water through gravel means that any hardness will be leached into the water.
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My glasses are creased by running water and I can no longer see past the end of the boat.
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To clean it simply rinse under running water .
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I wondered how you caught on so quickly to the trick of running water which will blot out all our conversation.
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The majority of the houses in the neighbourhood lacked both electricity and running water .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be firing/running on all cylinders
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The latter is a book in which the author is firing on all cylinders .
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This company is firing on all cylinders .
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Your Reticular Activating System is firing on all cylinders , your cortex is turning somersaults.
be in (good) working/running order
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Hall of Power - a range of engines and heavy machinery, most of which are in working order and operated daily.
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The locomotive was in working order at the time and negotiations proceeded which resulted in transportation to Swanage as described above.
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To this day the milling machinery is in working order .
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Two isn't multiplicity and Castelfonte never was in running order , and now they were living in hotels.
be running scared
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Their new software has the competition running scared.
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Then why is it that Chretien appears to be running scared?
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To me, ti just looks like the fools are running scared.
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Whenever managers were laid off, he sensed in the ranks ever-higher levels of anxiety Even those who remained were running scared.
be running short (of/on sth)
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Let's go - time's running short .
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Many stores are running short on bottled water.
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Our supply of firewood was running short .
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As we are running short of time, let me end with one area where there is a clear divide.
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He was running short of petrol and that route offered him the chance to capture replenishments along the way.
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He was running short of time.
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Nevertheless, Baldwin felt his time was running short .
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San Francisco may be running short of characters, but new communities pop up every day.
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Still, time is running short .
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Time was running short for Lievin.
come running
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When Bob Dylan calls, musicians come running .
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At once there came running to her from all directions a pack of great wolves.
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Fellers come running , bobbies come running and it was a right old dust-up.
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In under two minutes she came running in with her clothes.
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Setting priorities Land economists questioned whether developers would come running if the city built a canal.
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She came running up to the van and climbed in beside him.
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She had contrarily thought that if he really cared he would have come running after her.
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The villagers came running , naturally, but there were no wolves.
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Then he loped away as a hound came running silently through the trees, nose to the ground, scenting slowly.
hit the ground running
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If we can hit the ground running, we'll stay ahead of the competition.
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Graduates of law school hit the ground running, you see, as soon as they enter practice.
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He said his Navy experience prepared him to jump into new jobs in new places and hit the ground running.
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The company also could shape a well-educated, flexible pool of employment candidates who could hit the ground running.
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The pressures to perform were immense and their careers were on the line: They expect me to hit the ground running.
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They either hit the ground running, or the ground hits them standing still.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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The longest running rumour about the book started to spread soon after Frankfurt.
III. adverb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Spender won the Cambridge Poetry Prize three years running .
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This is the fourth time running you've been late.