单词 | to run it down |
释义 | > as lemmasto run it down b. To relate (information), to tell, say; frequently to run it down: to describe or explain a situation in full.Esp. in African-American usage. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > action of informing > information [phrase] > describe or explain a situation in full to run it down1962 1962 A. Baraka in Home: Social Ess. (1966) 95 And when they arrived, in those various cities, it was much worse than even they had imagined. The city blues singers are still running all that down. 1964 T. Cade in Massachusetts Rev. Summer 622 I tried to figure out the best way to run it down to this girl right quick that they didn't have to live in this town. 1965 C. Brown Manchild in Promised Land xi. 289 I was his equal, and he couldn't run down all that nonsense to me. 1970 G. Jackson Let. 17 Mar. in Soledad Brother (1971) 236 Write me a letter..and run it down; school, politics, futurities. I want to know it all. 1984 G. Cook Shadows Linger xlii. 267 I don't know how much you hear in here. Probably nothing. I'll run it down. 2007 ‘50 Cent’ & ‘K'wan’ Blow 148 My nigga, I've had one hell of a day. Twist something up while I run it down to you. < as lemmas |
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