run+after

  • 101run-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… …

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  • 102run someone to ground — run (someone) to ground British & Australian to find someone after searching for a long time. Chinese detectives ran him to ground in a Shanghai night club …

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  • 103run to ground — run (someone) to ground British & Australian to find someone after searching for a long time. Chinese detectives ran him to ground in a Shanghai night club …

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  • 104run-off — ► NOUN 1) a further contest after a tie or inconclusive result. 2) rainfall or other liquid that drains away from the surface of an area …

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  • 105run-flat — /run flat /, adj. (of an automobile tire) constructed so as not to deflate completely after a puncture so that a motorist can still drive the vehicle for some distance. [1945 50] …

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  • 106run someone to earth — run someone/something/to earth british phrase to find someone or something after a long search Thesaurus: to find something or someonesynonym Main entry: earth …

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  • 107run someone/something to earth — (or ground) Hunting chase a quarry to its lair ■ find someone or something, typically after a long search …

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  • 108run somebody to earth — run sb/sth to ˈearth/ˈground idiom (BrE) to find sb/sth after looking hard for a long time Main entry: ↑earthidiom …

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  • 109run somebody to ground — run sb/sth to ˈearth/ˈground idiom (BrE) to find sb/sth after looking hard for a long time Main entry: ↑earthidiom …

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  • 110run something to ground — run sb/sth to ˈearth/ˈground idiom (BrE) to find sb/sth after looking hard for a long time Main entry: ↑earthidiom …

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