run high

feelings were running high: BE STRONG, be fervent, be passionate, be intense.

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run high

(of rivers or feelings) to be close to overflowing

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Main Entry: ↑run

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run high phrase

if emotions are running high, people are angry or emotional about something

I do appreciate that emotions are running high.

Thesaurus: what feelings and emotions do_synonym

Main entry: high

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(of a river) be full and close to overflowing, with a strong current

■ (of feelings) be intense

passions run high when marriages break up

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see high

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run high — see ↑run, 1

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Main Entry: ↑high

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run high

: to be or become very strong or intense

Passions often run high in these debates. [=people often get very angry in these debates]

Emotions are running high between the two teams.

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Main Entry: ↑run

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run ˈhigh idiom

(especially of feelings) to be strong and angry or excited

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Feelings ran high as the election approached.

Main entry: ↑high_idiom