run over/through sth
(REPEAT) — phrasal verb with run /rʌn/ verb (present participle running, past tense ran, past participle run)Definition
C2 to quickly say or practise something: I'll just run over what's been said so far, for latecomers who missed the first speakers. She quickly ran over her speech before going on-stage. The director wants to run through the whole play this morning.Saying againSaying and uttering
(Definition of run over/through sth (REPEAT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- din sth into sb phrasal verb
- drill verb (PRACTISE)
- echo verb (SIMILAR DETAILS)
- flog sth to death idiom
- go/run round in circles idiom
- hammer sth into sb phrasal verb
- inculcate verb
- labour the point idiom
- not hear the end/last of sth idiom
- paraphrase verb
- parrot-fashion adverb
- rake over sth phrasal verb
- recapitulate verb
- regurgitate verb
- rehash noun
- rehearse verb
- reiterate verb
- relay verb
- tautology noun
- trot sth out phrasal verb
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