run to
verb
1.
(
intransitive, preposition
) to be sufficient for:
my income doesn't run to luxuries
Idioms and Phrases with
run to
run to
.
Amount to, as in
The total will run to thousands of dollars
. This usage employs
run
in the sense of “extend.”
[
Mid-1500s
]
.
Lean toward, favor, as in
My taste runs to chocolate desserts
.
[
; second half of 1800s
]
Also see:
run to seed