run over/through sth
— phrasal verb with run uk/rʌn/us/rʌn/verb present participle running, past tense ran, past participle run
(REPEAT)
C2 to quickly say or practise something:
I'll just run over what's been said so far, for latecomers who missed the first speakers.
She quickly ran over her speech before going on-stage.
The director wants to run through the whole play this morning.
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Saying again
- drum
- echo
- flog
- flog sth to death idiom
- go/run around in circles idiom
- go/run round in circles idiom
- hammer
- inculcate
- indoctrinate
- labour the point idiom
- not hear the end/last of sth idiom
- parrot-fashion
- rake
- recapitulate
- regurgitate
- reiterate
- retweet
- tautology
- trot
- wheel
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(EXPLAIN)
to examine a document or subject with someone in order to explain it or to get their help or opinion on it:
I'd like to run over the main points of the article with you.
I'm really struggling with this maths - could you run through it with me later?
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Giving advice
- advice
- advise
- backseat driver
- caution
- consultancy
- consulting
- counsellor
- GDA
- hint
- lifestyle manager
- mentor
- Monday
- Monday-morning quarterback idiom
- pick
- pick sb's brains idiom
- preach
- talk some sense into sb idiom
- tip
- waste
- waste your breath idiom
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Analysing and evaluating