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To spend a lot of time doing things for another person or group of people. Often used when that person could reasonably do the things for themselves.
I have spent all morning running around after the kids.
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run around after — ˌrun a ˈround after ˌrun ˈround after [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they run around after he/she/it runs around after present participle running around after … Useful english dictionary
run around after — phrasal verb run around after or run round after [transitive] Word forms run around after : present tense I/you/we/they run around after he/she/it runs around after present participle running around after past tense ran around after past… … English dictionary
run round after — ˌrun a ˈround after ˌrun ˈround after [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they run around after he/she/it runs around after present participle … Useful english dictionary
run round after — phrasal verb run around after or run round after [transitive] Word forms run around after : present tense I/you/we/they run around after he/she/it runs around after present participle running around after past tense ran around after past… … English dictionary
run around like a chicken with its head cut off — See: RUN AROUND IN CIRCLES … Dictionary of American idioms
run around like a chicken with its head cut off — See: RUN AROUND IN CIRCLES … Dictionary of American idioms
run around — PHRASAL VERB If you run around, you go to a lot of places and do a lot of things, often in a rushed or disorganized way. [V P] No one noticed we had been running around emptying bins and cleaning up... [V P after/with n] I spend all day running… … English dictionary
run — run1 W1S1 [rʌn] v past tense ran [ræn] past participle run present participle running ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move quickly using your legs)¦ 2¦(race)¦ 3¦(organize/be in charge of )¦ 4¦(do something/go somewhere quickly)¦ 5¦(buses/trains etc)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
run — run1 [ rʌn ] (past tense ran [ ræn ] ; past participle run) verb *** ▸ 1 move quickly with legs ▸ 2 control/organize ▸ 3 machine: work ▸ 4 liquid: flow ▸ 5 try to be elected ▸ 6 vehicle: travel ▸ 7 be shown/performed ▸ 8 reach amount/rate ▸ 9… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
run */*/*/ — I UK [rʌn] / US verb Word forms run : present tense I/you/we/they run he/she/it runs present participle running past tense ran UK [ræn] / US past participle run 1) [intransitive] to move quickly to a place using your legs and feet You ll have to… … English dictionary
