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Jaleh Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Run over

The work's running over budget , so we've had to postpone installing an elevator.

What does "run over" mean here?

  

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intr. , def. 13.

— Anonymous

  • intr.
  • , def.
  • 13.
  • a.
  • To pass into or become subject to a specified condition: We ran into debt.
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AHD "run", v.intr., def. 13. a. To pass into or become subject to a specified condition: We ran into debt.

https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=run

"Over" goes with "budget", not with "run". The work is proceeding in such a way that it will cost more than

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jalehWhat does "run over" mean here?

exceeding the amount of money allocated in the budget.

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