Expressions used in Everyday Spoken English in Social and Professional contexts
run with it
run with it
1) continue with an idea or action
- How to MemorizePopularity HighProfessional MediumSocial
- yes, run with it
- AnalysisTo ‘run with’ something (such as an idea or a suggestion) means to take something, accept it, use it and develop it further. “Let’s run with that approach.” “He took the advice I gave him and just ran with it.” If someone says ‘let’s run with that’ it means they approve of the idea or the approach and are giving it the go-ahead. “Let’s run with that and see how we get on.” You will often hear this expression in professional contexts.
- Social Examples (Advance)
- When I pitched my story idea, my editor told me to run with it.
- The strategy is to develop a goal and just run with it, then figure out details along the way.
- Professional Examples (Basic)
- If we don't have any better suggestions we'll have to run with our first idea.
- I was not sure about this decision myself, but my supervisor encouraged me to run with it so it's out of my hands.
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