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ran a mile

ran a mile is the simple past of run a mile.

Meaning of run a mile

Verb

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

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To escape, flee, or leave a situation or relationship, usually as a result of a shocking or sudden announcement or revelation.
    • If I told him that I had kids, he'd run a mile.

Questions about ran a mile

What is ran a mile the simple past of?
Ran a mile is the simple past of run a mile.

Words near ran a mile in the dictionary

  1. Ramzi
  2. Ramzis
  3. ran
  4. ran a bath
  5. ran a fever
  6. ran a mile
  7. ran a muck
  8. ran a risk
  9. ran a temperature
  10. ran a train
  11. ran about

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