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run high
run high
run high
to be very strong
Frustration and anger run high when people lose hope.
Usage notes: used mostly of feelings, as in the example
See also:
high
,
run
run high
Be intense, as in
Feelings are running high on the issue of raising taxes
. This expression, first recorded in 1711, transfers the strong currents or tides that make for high waves to human concerns.
See also:
high
,
run
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Bethany
BETH-ə-nee
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