- run out on someone
- run out on (someone)
to leave or stop supporting someone who depends on you.
Bob ran out on his wife and family.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
run out on someone
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run out on someone — (informal).See abandon verb sense 3. → run … Useful english dictionary
run out on — (someone) to leave or stop supporting someone who depends on you. Bob ran out on his wife and family … New idioms dictionary
run afoul of someone — run afoul of (someone/something) to act in a way not allowed by rules or the law. Rodman ran afoul of the team s rules and was kept out of the next game. He ran afoul of his supervisor, who complained to the mayor about his work … New idioms dictionary
run out on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms run out on : present tense I/you/we/they run out on he/she/it runs out on present participle running out on past tense ran out on past participle run out on run out on someone to suddenly leave your wife,… … English dictionary
run out — phrasal verb Word forms run out : present tense I/you/we/they run out he/she/it runs out present participle running out past tense ran out past participle run out 1) [intransitive] to use all of something and not have any left run out of: Many… … English dictionary
run out on — phrasal : to fail to support : leave in the lurch : desert his former allies ran out on him : forsake if the boy senses that his girl is running out on him he too is hurt Evelyn M. Duvall * * * run out on (informal) To abandon, desert … Useful english dictionary
run out on — PHRASAL VERB If someone runs out on you, they go away and abandon you, leaving you with problems. [V P P n] You can t run out on my wife and me like that. Syn: abandon … English dictionary
walk out on someone — DESERT, abandon, leave, betray, throw over, jilt, run out on, rat on; informal chuck, dump, ditch. → walk … Useful english dictionary
run out on — {v. phr.} To leave someone in the lurch; abandon another. * /When Ted ran out on Delores, she got so angry that she sued him for divorce./ … Dictionary of American idioms
run out on — {v. phr.} To leave someone in the lurch; abandon another. * /When Ted ran out on Delores, she got so angry that she sued him for divorce./ … Dictionary of American idioms
