run into (something)

run into (something)
run into (something) 1. to experience something unexpectedly, esp. something unpleasant.

The center ran into some financial trouble and had to borrow money.

2. to cost or reach a certain amount.

Their salaries run into thousands per week.

Costs on the project ran to the millions.


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  • run into — verb 1. be beset by (Freq. 6) The project ran into numerous financial difficulties • Syn: ↑encounter • Hypernyms: ↑be • Verb Frames: Something s something …   Useful english dictionary

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  • run into — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you run into problems or difficulties, you unexpectedly begin to experience them. [V P n (not pron)] Wang agreed to sell IBM systems last year after it ran into financial problems... [V P n (not pron)] But the government s… …   English dictionary

  • run into — 1) add up to, total If you decide to stay in nice hotels during your holiday it will run into a lot of money. 2) mix with, join with During the hot weather the red paint on the roof ran into the white paint. 3) be affected by, get into He ran… …   Idioms and examples

  • run\ into\ a\ brick\ wall — • stone wall • brick wall • run into a brick wall • run into a stone wall adj Something hard to overcome; an idea or belief that is hard to change. The students ran into a brick wall when they asked the principal to put off the examination. Dick… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • run\ into\ a\ stone\ wall — • stone wall • brick wall • run into a brick wall • run into a stone wall adj Something hard to overcome; an idea or belief that is hard to change. The students ran into a brick wall when they asked the principal to put off the examination. Dick… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • ˌrun ˈinto sth — phrasal verb 1) to start to experience something that is unpleasant The project soon ran into difficulties.[/ex] 2) to reach a particular amount The cost of paying for the flood damage could run into millions.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • run something into something — ˈrun sth into sb/sth derived to make a vehicle crash into sb/sth • He ran his car into a tree. Main entry: ↑runderived …   Useful english dictionary

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