run through

run through idiom
  1. Pierce, as in The soldier was run through by a bayonet. [c. 1400]
  2. Use up quickly, as in She ran through her allowance in no time. [c. 1600]
  3. Practice, review or rehearse quickly, as in Let's run through the first movement again, or The crew ran through the rescue procedures, or The attorney ran through the defense witness's testimony. [Mid-1400s]

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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