Barlow wouldn't leave, so she ran him off by threatening to call the police.
Dad tried to run off some people who were camping on our land, but they wouldn't leave.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
run off — {v. phr.} 1. To produce with a printing press or duplicating machine. * /The print shop ran off a thousand copies of the newspaper./ 2. To drive away. * /The boys saw a dog digging in mother s flower bed, and they ran him off./ * /When the… … Dictionary of American idioms
run off — {v. phr.} 1. To produce with a printing press or duplicating machine. * /The print shop ran off a thousand copies of the newspaper./ 2. To drive away. * /The boys saw a dog digging in mother s flower bed, and they ran him off./ * /When the… … Dictionary of American idioms
run-off — A year of account of a Lloyd s syndicate which has been left open, at the discretion of the managing agent after the date at which that account would normally have been closed by reinsurance. This normally arises when there are significant… … Law dictionary
Run Off — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Run Off Originaltitel Boys Produktionsland … Deutsch Wikipedia
run off — verb a) To flee or depart quickly. Dont run off before the end of the event. b) To make photocopies, or print. Please run off a couple dozen more flyers to pass out … Wiktionary
run-off — {n.} A second election held to determine the winner when the results of the first one were inconclusive. * /The senatorial race was so close that the candidates will have to hold a run off./ … Dictionary of American idioms
run-off — {n.} A second election held to determine the winner when the results of the first one were inconclusive. * /The senatorial race was so close that the candidates will have to hold a run off./ … Dictionary of American idioms
run off at the mouth — {v. phr.} To talk too much; be unable to stop talking. * / Shut up, John, our father cried. You are always running off at the mouth. / … Dictionary of American idioms
run off at the mouth — {v. phr.} To talk too much; be unable to stop talking. * / Shut up, John, our father cried. You are always running off at the mouth. / … Dictionary of American idioms
Run-off area — A run off area is an area on a racetrack that exists for racer safety. Run off areas are usually located along a race course in places that are the most likely places for racers to unintentionally depart from the prescribed course due to a… … Wikipedia
run off with — verb a) (someone) To leave with someone with the intention of living with them or marrying them. Usually in secret because other people think it is wrong. The chief accountant has run off with his secretary! b) (something) To steal or abscond. He … Wiktionary
