run sth up

— Phrasal Verb with run

/rʌn/ verb (present participle running, past tense ran, past participle run)

Definition

› If you run up a debt, you do things which cause you to owe a large amount of money.

(Definition of run sth up from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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