(idiomatic, figuratively) To support both sides of an argument.

A large expenditure of effort for a modest benefit.

Alternative form of run off at the mouth

Alternative form of run off at the mouth

Alternative form of take the ball and run with it

(simile, US, colloquial, politics) To run for political office with little chance of success. / (simile, US, colloquial) To run (in various senses) badly or not at all.

present participle of run like a dry creek

present participle of run something up the flagpole

(baseball) A plate appearance where the batter is able to reach home due to major fielding errors, on a scale not usually seen at that level of play.

past participle of hold with the hare and run with the hounds