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[run scared]{v. phr.} To expect defeat, as in a political campaign. •/The one-vote defeat caused him to run scared in every race thereafter./

[run short]{v. phr.} 1. To not have enough. •/Bob asked Jack to lend him five dollars because he was running short./ •/We are running short of sugar./ Compare: RUN OUT. 2. To be not enough in quantity. •/We are out of potatoes and the flour is running short./

[run that by me again!]{v. phr.}, {informal command} Repeat what you just said, as I couldn’t understand you. •/"Run that by me again," he cried. "This telephone connection is very bad."/

[run the gauntlet] also [gantlet]{v. phr.} 1. To be made to run between two lines of people facing each other and be hit by them with clubs or other weapons. •/Joe had to run the gauntlet as part of his initiation into the club./ 2. To face a hard test; bear a painful experience. •/Ginny had to run the gauntlet of her mother’s questions about how the ink spot got on the dining room rug./

[run through]{v.} 1. To make a hole through, especially with a sword; pierce. •/The pirate was a good swordsman, but the hero finally ran him through./ 2. To spend recklessly; use up wastefully. •/The rich man’s son quickly ran through his money./ Syn.: GO THROUGH(4). 3. To read or practice from beginning to end without stopping. •/The visiting singer ran through his numbers with the orchestra just before the program./

[run to]{v. phr.} To approximate; reach. •/It has been estimated that the casualties will run to over 300,000 killed by cholera and starvation in the crowded refugee camps./

[run to seed] See: GO TO SEED.

[run true to form]{v. phr.} To follow a usual way; act as expected; agree with how a person usually acts. •/The little boy’s actions ran true to form. He bothered his mother until she gave him his way./ Compare: PAR FOR THE COURSE.

[run up]{v. phr.} 1. To add to the amount of; increase. •/Karl ran up a big bill at the bookstore./ 2. To put together or make hastily; sew quickly together. •/Jill ran up a costume for the party on her sewing machine./ 3. To pull (something) upward on a rope; put (something) up quickly. •/The pirates ran up the black flag./

[run up against] See: UP AGAINST.

[run wild]{v. phr.} To be or go out of control. •/The students ran wild during spring vacation./ •/The new supervisor lets the children run wild./ •/The violets are running wild in the flower bed./ Compare: RUN RIOT.

[run with the hare and hunt (ride) with the hounds]{v. phr.} To appear to support both parties in a conflict; to conduct things in ambiguous ways. •/Critics accused the king of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds./

[running commentary]{n. phr.} A continual series of remarks. •/My chiropractor gives me a running commentary on the health care debate while he is giving me a rubdown./

[rush] See: BUM’S RUSH.

[Russian roulette]{n.} A game of chance in which one bullet is placed in a revolver, the cartridge cylinder is spun, and the player aims the gun at his own head and pulls the trigger. •/Only a fool would risk playing Russian roulette./

[rust away]{v. phr.} To disappear gradually through the process of rust or corrosion. •/If you refuse to paint those metal bars on the window, they will soon rust away./

[rustproof]{adj.} Free from rusting or corrosion; permeated with anti-rust chemical agents. •/My new watch is rustproof and waterproof and I can wear it while swimming or taking a shower./

[saber rattling] or [sword rattling]{n.} A show of military strength usually to frighten; a threat of military force. •/The dictator marched his troops and tanks along the border of our country and did some saber rattling./

[sack] See: GET THE SACK at GET THE BOUNCE(2), GIVE THE SACK at GIVE THE BOUNCE(2), HIT THE HAY or HIT THE SACK, LEAVE HOLDING THE BAG or LEAVE HOLDING THE SACK.

[sack in/out]{v.}, {slang} To go to sleep for a prolonged period (as in from night to morning). •/Where are you guys going to sack in/sack out?/

[sacred cow]{n.} A person or thing that is never criticized, laughed at, or insulted even if it deserves such treatment. •/Motherhood is a sacred cow to most politicians./ •/The bold young governor had no respect for the state’s sacred cows./ •/Television respects too many sacred cows./

[sacrifice fly]{n.} A baseball hit high in the air that helps a runner score after it is caught. •/Mantle drove in two runs with a single and a sacrifice fly./

[saddle] See: IN THE SADDLE.

[saddled with]{adj. phr.} Burdened with; handicapped. •/The business was so saddled with debt that the new owner had a hard time making a go of it for a couple of years./

[saddle shoe]{n.} A white shoe with a black or brown piece of leather shaped like a saddle across the top of the shoe. •/Mary wore bobby socks and saddle shoes./

[safe] See: PLAY SAFE.

[safe and sound]{adj. phr.} Not harmed; not hurt; safe and not damaged. •/The package arrived safe and sound./ •/The children returned from their trip safe and sound./ Compare: WITH A WHOLE SKIN.