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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
run something down
▪ I. ˌrun sthˈdown derived
1. to make sth lose power or stop working
•If you leave your headlights on you'll soon run down the battery.
2. to make sth gradually stop functioning or become smaller in size or number
•The company is running down its sales force.
related noun ↑rundown
Main entry: ↑runderived
▪ II. ˌrun sb/sthˈdown derived
1. (of a vehicle or its driver)to hit sb/sth and knock them/it to the ground
2. to criticize sb/sth in an unkind way
•He's always running her down in front of other people.
3. to find sb/sth after a search
Main entry: ↑runderived
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