run away with

travolgere, prendere il sopravvento su

Un sentimento o pensiero diventa così forte da controllare le azioni di una persona.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: something runs away with someone (Her imagination ran away with her.)

Sinonimi: overwhelm, get the better of

Espressioni comuni: run away with someone, run away with you

vincere facilmente, stravincere

Vincere una gara facilmente o ottenere risultati molto migliori di tutti gli altri.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: run away with something (Their team ran away with the championship.)

Sinonimi: dominate, win easily

Espressioni comuni: run away with something, run away with victory

fuggire con, scappare con

Andarsene di nascosto con la persona amata, spesso per sposarsi o convivere senza l’approvazione della famiglia.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: run away with someone (She ran away with the man she loved.)

Sinonimi: elope with

Espressioni comuni: run away with someone, run away with him

scappare con, fuggire con

Prendere qualcosa che appartiene ad altri e scappare portandolo con sé.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: run away with something (The thief ran away with my wallet.)

Sinonimi: make off with, steal

Espressioni comuni: run away with something, run away with cash

farsi un’idea sbagliata, credere erroneamente

Accettare un’idea troppo in fretta e credere qualcosa che potrebbe non essere vero.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: assume, get the wrong idea

Espressioni comuni: run away with ideas, run away with notions