run scared

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

run scared (third-person singular simple present runs scared, present participle running scared, simple past ran scared, past participle run scared)

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To be in a state of fearful alarm.

   The campaign is in crisis mode, they are running scared and it is becoming obvious.

Translations

to be in a state of fearful alarm

• French: courir en fuite
• German: es langsam mit der Angst zu tun kriegen, Angst bekommen

Anagrams

• Cunarders, Durrances, undercars, unscarred