run to earth
To find someone or something after a long and difficult searchTo find someone or something after a long and difficult search.
» The dust and grit burn up when they run into Earth's atmosphere in a flurry of "shooting stars."
Der Staub und Sand verglühen beim Eintritt in die Erdatmosphäre in einem Schauer aus „Sternschnuppen“. — Yorwba
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1 senses(idiomatic)To find someone or something after a long and difficult search.
We’ve been trying to contact that witness for ten days, but we still haven’t run him to earth.
Examples
1 sentencesThe dust and grit burn up when they run into Earth's atmosphere in a flurry of "shooting stars."
deDer Staub und Sand verglühen beim Eintritt in die Erdatmosphäre in einem Schauer aus „Sternschnuppen“. — Yorwba
Forms
runs to earth, running to earth, ran to earth, run to earth| Base form | run to earth · to run to earth |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | runs to earth |
| Present participle | running to earth |
| Past simple | ran to earth |
| Past participle | run to earth |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.