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run into sth

(EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS) phrasal verb with run
 
 
/rʌn/ verb (present participle running, past tense ran, past participle run)

Definition

If you run into problems, you begin to experience them: We ran into bad weather/debt/trouble.Experiencing and suffering
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