run through
phrasal verbrun somebody through
- (literary) to kill somebody by sticking a knife, sword, etc. through them
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run through something
- to discuss, repeat or read something quickly
- He ran through the names on the list.
- Could we run through your proposals once again?
- [no passive] to pass quickly through something
- An angry murmur ran through the crowd.
- Thoughts of revenge kept running through his mind.
- [no passive] to be present in every part of something
- A deep melancholy runs through her poetry.
- to perform, act or practise something
- Can we run through Scene 3 again, please?
- to use up or spend money carelessly
- She ran through the entire amount within two years.