Run Something By Someone

Also: Run something past someone

Meaning of Idiom ‘Run Something By Someone’

To run something by someone means to tell them something, such as a plan or idea, especially in order to get their opinion. (phrasal verb) ¹Heacock, Paul. Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms]. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2010.

See Run By and related idiom Run Something By Me Again

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Examples Of Use

“Can I run something by you when you get a chance?”

“I have an idea I’d like to run past you later,” said Janet.

“Let me run this spreadsheet by you. It has the latest shortfalls listed.”

“I need to run the work schedule by you later.”

“I have the results of that patient’s blood tests,” said the nurse. “You can run those by me in half an hour after I finish rounds,” said the doctor.

Origin

Precise origin is unknown.

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More By Idioms

• Swing By
• Run By
• Run Something By Me Again
• By and Large
• Get By, to

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