run by/past

run by/past
run by/past [phrasal verb]
run (something) by/past (someone) : to tell (something) to (someone) so that it can be considered, approved, etc.

You'd better run this past the boss. [=you'd better tell the boss about this and find out if he/she thinks it is a good idea]

He ran some ideas by her.

(informal) Can you run that by me again? [=can you repeat what you just said?]

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Main Entry:run

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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