run away with

überwältigen, mitreißen

Ein Gefühl oder Gedanke wird so stark, dass er das Handeln einer Person bestimmt.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: something runs away with someone (Her imagination ran away with her.)

Synonyme: overwhelm, get the better of

Häufige Wendungen: run away with someone, run away with you

mühelos gewinnen, überlegen gewinnen

Einen Wettbewerb mühelos gewinnen oder deutlich besser abschneiden als alle anderen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: run away with something (Their team ran away with the championship.)

Synonyme: dominate, win easily

Häufige Wendungen: run away with something, run away with victory

mit jemandem durchbrennen

Heimlich mit dem Partner weggehen, oft um ohne Zustimmung der Familie zu heiraten oder zusammenzuleben.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: run away with someone (She ran away with the man she loved.)

Synonyme: elope with

Häufige Wendungen: run away with someone, run away with him

mit etwas fliehen, mit etwas abhauen

Etwas stehlen und damit fliehen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: run away with something (The thief ran away with my wallet.)

Synonyme: make off with, steal

Häufige Wendungen: run away with something, run away with cash

einer falschen Vorstellung erliegen, irrtümlich annehmen

Eine Vorstellung vorschnell übernehmen und etwas glauben, das möglicherweise nicht stimmt.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: run away with the idea that… (Do not run away with the idea that the work is easy.)

Synonyme: assume, get the wrong idea

Häufige Wendungen: run away with ideas, run away with notions