run scared — {v. phr.} To expect defeat, as in a political campaign. * /The one vote defeat caused him to run scared in every race thereafter./ … Dictionary of American idioms
run scared — {v. phr.} To expect defeat, as in a political campaign. * /The one vote defeat caused him to run scared in every race thereafter./ … Dictionary of American idioms
run scared — phrasal : to bend every effort (as in a political campaign) through or as if through fear of defeat * * * run scared (slang) To be frightened • • • Main Entry: ↑run run scared To panic • • • Main Entry: ↑scare … Useful english dictionary
run scared — in. to act panicked. □ All the politicians are running scared. □ Don’t panic. There is no reason to run scared … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
run\ scared — v. phr. To expect defeat, as in a political campaign. The one vote defeat caused him to run scared in every race thereafter … Словарь американских идиом
run scared — verb To try everything to avoid defeat. The campaign is in crisis mode, they are running scared and it is becoming obvious … Wiktionary
run scared — try everything to avoid defeat as in a political campaign The senator has been running scared in his attempt to win re election … Idioms and examples
run scared — idi cvb to be apprehensive about one s personal or professional survival … From formal English to slang
run — [run] vi. ran or Dial. run, run, running [altered (with vowel prob. infl. by pp.) < ME rinnen, rennen < ON & OE: ON rinna, to flow, run, renna, to cause to run (< Gmc * rannjan); OE rinnan, iornan: both < Gmc * renwo < IE base * er … English World dictionary
run — runnable, adj. runnability, n. /run/, v., ran, run, running, n., adj. v.i. 1. to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground. 2. to move with… … Universalium