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run high

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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