running afoul

When you’re running afoul is a good time to go astray.

out of time

Does molasses run out of time at the end of January?

run of luck

As luck would have it, mine ran out.

running the circle

Unless you keep them updated, folks won’t know which part of the circle you’re running around in at the moment.

fight or flight

Fight or flight? My luck never goes against me. It runs out.

home fires

Some keep the home fires burning. Others run out of it like a house on fire.

running out

You hope that, when time starts running out for you, it has trouble tearing itself away.

cut to chase

I cut to the chase and became an also-ran.

eternal run

It seems a rule that’s simple and easy to endorse. Here it is, perforce: what runs in perfect circle can never run its course.

run and eat

Ever work in a cubicle with people who eat smelly, disgusting lunches? You know they can’t eat and run. But you wish they’d run someplace else with it and eat it there.