Run something by someone meaning in English

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Definition

to run (an idea) by (one's mother): to tell (an idea) to (one's mother) in order to get an opinion idiom

Examples

  • "I'd like to run a few ideas by you if you have a moment."
Exercise 1
"I'd like to run a few ideas by you."
Susie wants to .
"I'd like to run a few ideas by you."
Susie wants to know what Horatio thinks about her ideas.
know what Horatio thinks about her ideas: This is the correct answer. To "run (an idea) by someone" is to show someone an idea in order to get their opinion on it. Example: Can I run this article by you? I'm not sure if it is the right length. Susie has a few ideas that she wants to run by Horatio, meaning that she wants to check Horatio's opinion on the ideas she has.
go jogging with Horatio: This is incorrect. Susie has come to see Horatio and check his opinion on ideas she has. She is not expressing her desire to go jogging with Horatio. It is well known that Horatio is the fastest of the Delavigne staff, although the post-race drugs test results were inconclusive.
get some ideas from Horatio: This is not the correct definition of the idiom "to run something by someone". Susie is not asking Horatio to give her ideas, but to check his opinion on ideas that she has.
meet with Horatio and develop some ideas together: This is not the correct definition of the idiom "to run something by someone". Susie does not want to collaborate with Horatio and develop ideas together, but to check Horatio's opinion on ideas that she has.

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