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run something by (someone) (again)

to explain something to someone again; to say something to someone again. I didn't hear you. Please run that by me again. Please run it by so we can all hear it.

See also: run

run something by somebody

to show someone something or tell them about it to get their opinion Would you run that by me again?

See also: run

run by

v.

1. To run near or alongside someone or something: We were walking in the woods when suddenly a big moose ran by.

2. To encounter something while walking or running: We ran by two waterfalls during our hike in the mountains.

3. To tell, explain, or demonstrate something to someone: Please run those instructions by me again—I didn't hear them all.

4. To come to some place for a brief period of time: I ran by the store after work to pick up some milk.

See also: run