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User_gary Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Ran out on you
Hi,
In a movie, I heard somebody saying "I can't believe she ran out on you". What does that mean?
In a movie, I heard somebody saying "I can't believe she ran out on you". What does that mean?
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Run out on is an idiom meaning abandon .
- Run out on is an idiom meaning abandon .
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User_garyI can't believe she ran out on you"on" is the English preposition for introducing the person affected negatively by an experience. (The construction is sometimes called a 'dative of interest'.)
She ran out ~ She left
on you ~ You were the person who experienced this misfortune.
Compare:
My dog died on me.
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