run someone/something to earth

run someone/something to earth
run 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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  • run something 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 * * * run sb/sth to ˈearth/ˈground …   Useful english dictionary

  • run 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • run someone/thing to ground (or Brit. earth) Hunting — chase a quarry to its lair. ↘Brit. find someone or something after a long search. → run …   English new terms dictionary

  • earth — I UK [ɜː(r)θ] / US [ɜrθ] noun Word forms earth : singular earth plural earths *** 1) Earth or earth [singular/uncountable] the planet on which we live the planet Earth the Earth: The Moon goes round the Earth. the Earth s surface on Earth: They… …   English dictionary

  • run — 1 /rVn/ verb past tense ran past participle run present participle running MOVE QUICKLY ON FOOT 1 (I) to move quickly on foot by moving your legs more quickly than when you are walking: I had to run to catch the bus. | Two youths were killed when …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • earth — earth1 W2S2 [ə:θ US ə:rθ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(world)¦ 2¦(soil)¦ 3¦(land)¦ 4 what/why/how etc on earth ...? 5 cost/pay/charge the earth 6 the biggest/tallest/most expensive etc ... on earth 7¦(religion)¦ 8 come back/down to earth (with a bump) 9 no ...… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • track someone/something down — DISCOVER, find, detect, hunt down/out, unearth, uncover, turn up, dig up, ferret out, bring to light, run to earth, run to ground. → track * * * find someone or something after a thorough or difficult search …   Useful english dictionary

  • run — [[t]rʌ̱n[/t]] ♦ runs, running, ran (The form run is used in the present tense and is also the past participle of the verb.) 1) VERB When you run, you move more quickly than when you walk, for example because you are in a hurry to get somewhere,… …   English dictionary

  • run — run1 W1S1 [rʌn] v past tense ran [ræn] past participle run present participle running ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move quickly using your legs)¦ 2¦(race)¦ 3¦(organize/be in charge of )¦ 4¦(do something/go somewhere quickly)¦ 5¦(buses/trains etc)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • run — verb (runs, running, ran ran; past participle run) 1》 move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all feet on the ground at the same time.     ↘enter or be entered in a race.     ↘(of hounds) chase or hunt their quarry.     ↘(of a… …   English new terms dictionary

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