run over

run over idiom
  1. Knock down and, often, pass over, as in The car ran over our dog. [First half of 1900s]
  2. Review quickly, as in I'll run over the speech one more time. [Early 1600s]
  3. Overflow, as in This pot's running over. This usage appears in the well-known Twenty-third Psalm: “My cup runneth over [with God's bounty].”
  4. Go beyond, exceed, as in I've run over the allotted time, but there are still questions. [Early 1500s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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