Run by
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Definition
To tell someone your idea or plan to get their opinion or approval
Example sentence
Let me run this by my manager before we decide.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
Common pattern: run + idea + by + person
run it by (someone)
run an idea by
run this by you
run it by legal
run something by the team
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
Let me run this by my manager. ✅ (Correct)
Let me run by this my manager. ❌ (Incorrect — the idea goes between "run" and "by")