run to somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ run )
1 . to reach a particular amount:
The cost of repairing the damage could run to $1 million.
The treaty ran to 248 pages.
2 . [usually in negatives] British English to be or have enough money to pay for something:
Our budget won’t run to replacing all the computers.
3 . to ask someone to help or protect you:
You can’t keep running to your parents every time you have a problem.
4 . sb’s taste runs to something if someone’s taste runs to something, that is what they like:
His taste ran to action movies and thrillers.