RUN phrasal verbs

run away
The tale of two alienated lovers that run away together on a New England island, Moonrise Kingdom doesn’t shy from depicting adolescence as a time of bewilderment, anger and pain.

run down
Known as a trigonotarbid, this arachnid was one of the first predators on land. Its prey were probably early flightless insects and other invertebrates, which it would run down and jump on.

Ever taken a different path than usual because there’s someone you really don’t want to run into on the way? Good news, an app developer has leveraged social media to direct you along routes where your friends aren’t.

run off
Two years ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics, sailors training on Rio’s Guanabara Bay face water tainted by sewage and garbage that run-off from poor neighborhoods. Some say it's the most foul place they've ever trained.

The dreams of many young educated Chinese run up against the realities of China's rapid economic ascent. Rising living costs and low salaries, the result of a surfeit of university graduates, are dashing high expectations.