make (all) the running

British EnglishBrE informal to be the person who makes most of the suggestions in a relationship, plan, activity etc 〔在关系、计划、活动等中〕主动，带头

Examples from the Corpus

make (all) the running• Collins made the running down the left and found Slater at the back-post.• Busy Martin Ling made the running.• Hodkinson, encouraged by his corner, was now making all the running.• When this is so, a visit will always go well if they are allowed to make the running.• As the race started, Dettori decided to make the running.• The wary fighter backs off from you and so must be encouraged to make all the running.• Painfully and in the open she had to make all the running.• That was precisely what women had done in the past - sit back and wait for men to make the running.

→ make (all) the running at running1(3)

单词	make (all) the running
释义	make (all) the running make (all) the running British EnglishBrE informal to be the person who makes most of the suggestions in a relationship, plan, activity etc 〔在关系、计划、活动等中〕主动，带头 Examples from the Corpus make (all) the running• Collins made the running down the left and found Slater at the back-post.• Busy Martin Ling made the running.• Hodkinson, encouraged by his corner, was now making all the running.• When this is so, a visit will always go well if they are allowed to make the running.• As the race started, Dettori decided to make the running.• The wary fighter backs off from you and so must be encouraged to make all the running.• Painfully and in the open she had to make all the running.• That was precisely what women had done in the past - sit back and wait for men to make the running. → make (all) the running at running1(3)
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