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Sashasaski Posted 19 years ago
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0 When you hear "run into" in the meaning of "collide with", how hard do you expect that collision would be?02br
00Can you use the idiom, when you accidentally bumped somebody on his shoulder lightly?02br
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00Also, in the meaning of above, can you say "I ran into somebody."?02br
00I personally find it too confusing since it sounds too much like "meeting somebody by chance." 0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Sashasaski12cite 10When you hear "run into" in the meaning of "collide with", how hard do you expect that collision would be? Can you use the idiom, when you accidentally bumped somebody on his shoulder lightly? "?

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  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Sashasaski12cite 10When you hear "run into" in the meaning of "collide with", how hard do you expect that collision would be?
  • Can you use the idiom, when you accidentally bumped somebody on his shoulder lightly?
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  • 02br 02br 00IMO, it is not used to mean to knock sy over0-
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01cite10Sashasaski12cite10When you hear "run into" in the meaning of "collide with", how hard do you expect that collision would be? Can you use the idiom, when you accidentally bumped somebody on his shoulder lightly? Also, in the meaning of above, can you say "I ran into somebody."? I personally find it too confusing since it sounds to
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01cite10Sashasaski12cite10Also, in the meaning of above, can you say "I ran into somebody."? 12br
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10 I personally find it too confusing since it sounds too much like "meeting somebody by chance."12blockquote
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01cite10Inchoateknowledge12cite10IMO, it is not used to mean to knock sy over12br
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10"The panting grew deeping and louder, overtaking the sound on my headphones. It came closer and closer ... until ... 02br
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00Some idiot jogger ran right into me. Knocked me over
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