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Meaning of make the running | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To have a leading or influential position in a field or activity; to be more active than others.

UK, idiomatic

Examples

“He added: "In this period if you looked at the western world and asked who is making the running, from the point of view of modern society and particularly in terms of liberty, it would be Britain and we forget that. Britain is absolutely the model of the future."”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

make the weather make the welkin ring make the world go around make tick make time make time with