run away with

dominar, apoderarse de

Un sentimiento o pensamiento se vuelve tan intenso que controla lo que una persona hace.

En inglés sencillo: A feeling or thought becomes so strong that it controls your actions.

• His temper ran away with him.
• Don’t let your imagination run away with you.
• Excitement had run away with us, and we spent too much.

Cómo se usa: something runs away with someone (Her imagination ran away with her.)

Sinónimos: overwhelm, get the better of

Expresiones frecuentes: run away with someone, run away with you

ganar con facilidad, arrasar en

Ganar una competición con facilidad o hacerlo mucho mejor que todos los demás.

En inglés sencillo: Win a competition easily or perform much better than everyone else.

• Our team ran away with the title.
• She ran away with first prize in the singing contest.
• Will the favourite run away with the race again?

Cómo se usa: run away with something (Their team ran away with the championship.)

Sinónimos: dominate, win easily

Expresiones frecuentes: run away with something, run away with victory

fugarse con, escaparse con

Marcharse a escondidas con la pareja, normalmente para casarse o vivir juntos sin la aprobación familiar.

En inglés sencillo: Leave secretly with a lover, often to marry or live together without your family’s approval.

• She ran away with her boyfriend.
• He wanted to run away with his childhood sweetheart.
• Did they really run away with each other to get married?

Cómo se usa: run away with someone (She ran away with the man she loved.)

Sinónimos: elope with

Expresiones frecuentes: run away with someone, run away with him

huir con, llevarse

Tomar algo ajeno y escapar llevándoselo.

En inglés sencillo: Take something that belongs to someone else and escape with it.

• Someone ran away with my bag.
• The thieves ran away with all the cash.
• Did the robber run away with the jewels?

Cómo se usa: run away with something (The thief ran away with my wallet.)

Sinónimos: make off with, steal

Expresiones frecuentes: run away with something, run away with cash

hacerse una idea equivocada, creer erróneamente

Aceptar una idea sin pensarlo bien y creer algo que quizá no sea cierto.

En inglés sencillo: Accept an idea too quickly and believe something that may not be true.

• Don’t run away with the idea that I agree.
• He ran away with the notion that fame would make him happy.
• You seem to have run away with the idea that we are rich.

Cómo se usa: run away with the idea that… (Do not run away with the idea that the work is easy.)

Sinónimos: assume, get the wrong idea

Expresiones frecuentes: run away with ideas, run away with notions