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run off
/ɹˈʌn ˈɒf/
/ɹˈʌn ˈɔf/
to run off
[VERB] MAIN VERB
[phrase form: run]
2
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
4
to decide the winner of a contest or competition by holding a second or subsequent round of voting or competition between the top candidates or teams
Examples
1. The car ran off the road into a ditch.
2. Tom runs off at the mouth too much.
3. As soon as he saw the policeman, he ran off like a scalded cat.
4. There's some guy at the other end of the bar running off at the mouth about how far he can throw a football.
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