run to

To turn to someone, especially a parent or authority, for help or protection.

• Do not run to me for help.
• She ran to her teacher after the argument.
• Why do you always run to your parents?

How to use it: run to someone for something (He runs to his parents for help whenever things go wrong.)

Similar words: turn to, appeal to

Common phrases: run to someone, run to your mother

To reach a particular total amount, length, or cost.

• The report runs to fifty pages.
• Their legal costs ran to thousands of dollars.
• How much will the final bill run to?

How to use it: run to an amount (The repair bill ran to several hundred pounds.)

Similar words: amount to, total, reach

Common phrases: run to something, run to hundreds, run to ten pages

To be able or willing to reach a particular standard, expense, or range of interests.

• Our budget will not run to a taxi.
• His musical tastes do not run to opera.
• My cooking skills do not run to wedding cakes.

How to use it: run to something (Our budget does not run to a private guide.)

Similar words: extend to, stretch to

Common phrases: run to something, run to a taxi, run to expensive tastes