phrasal verb

Run up against

Rank #1727Letter RInseparable

2Sections

Encounter problems, often unexpected

Meanings

  • Encounter problems, often unexpected (inseparable, International English)

Examples

  • They RAN UP AGAINST a lot of opposition to the construction.
  • My laptop keeps RUNING UP AGAINST at random times.
  • The old machine RUNED UP AGAINST whenever I tried to use it.

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