run high
idiom
: to be or become very strong or intense
Emotions are running high between the two teams.
Passions often run high in these debates.
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Tensions run high until the truth — and the killer’s identity — are finally revealed.
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Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Tensions run high as Irv becomes increasingly hostile toward the group, but Milchick — looking chic as ever in all-white winterwear — arrives just in time to diffuse the situation.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
Emotions can run high in the game of football, and even more so during the playoffs.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
Arguments often escalate because emotions run high.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Tensions run high as Irv becomes increasingly hostile toward the group, but Milchick — looking chic as ever in all-white winterwear — arrives just in time to diffuse the situation.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
Emotions can run high in the game of football, and even more so during the playoffs.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
Arguments often escalate because emotions run high.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Run high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20high. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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