Usually means: Leading or setting the pace.
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  1. make the running: Collins English Dictionary
  2. make (all) the running: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. make the running: Wiktionary

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  1. make the running: Idioms

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▸ verb:  (idiomatic, chiefly UK) To have a leading or influential position in a field or activity; to be more active than others.

Similar:
lead, set pace, take lead, be in front, be ahead, ripple, babble, pound, break, cuts, more...

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lead, set pace, take lead, be in front, be ahead, ripple, babble, pound, break, cuts, more...



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