run for, stand for
In the United States, when an ambitious person wants to be a politician,
he or she runs for election. In Britain, a would-be politician
stands for
election. What does that tell you about the two different countries?
One of the commonest meanings of
for
is the reason why you do
something.
Inseparable two-word verb
No problem.
run into
When you run into somebody, you crash into them by accident, usually not
literally. Expressed more politely, you meet that person by chance. run
across means the same.
I ran into Mrs Armand today in the post-office. She told me that her life
was full of stress these days.
Run across
means exactly the same.
Inseparable two-word verb
No problem.
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