Phrases & Expressions

To have a body temperature higher than normal, often because of illness.

• The child is running a fever — call the doctor.
• He has been running a fever since yesterday.

To have a higher than normal body temperature because of illness.

• She stayed home from school because she was running a temperature.
• The child is running a temperature of 38 degrees.

To move about quickly and busily, doing many things.

• I've been running around all day making final arrangements for our trip to Costa Rica tomorrow.
• Debbie is exhausted — she ran around town all day today.

To have no power left in a device's battery, so it stops working.

• My phone ran out of battery.
• The laptop ran out of battery.

To hit and injure or kill someone or something with a vehicle.

• A car ran over the cyclist.
• Be careful not to run over the cat when you reverse.

To keep money little by little over a period of time to buy something.

• I'm saving up for a new computer.
• They saved up enough money for a down payment.

To arrange a time for a meeting.

• Can you schedule a meeting for Monday?
• I scheduled the meeting for 10 a.m.

A task or assignment given to students to complete for a school subject.

• The students worked hard on their school project.
• My daughter's school project is about volcanoes.

To manage to live with very little money or resources.

• They scrape by on low wages.
• It's hard to scrape by these days.

A language learned after one's first.

• English is my second language.
• Learning a second language is useful.