hoist/run up/waste/run through/

[vil]

Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expressions in bold in the following sentences?

Let’s hoist the camp flag, first of all.

hoist = raise

Let’s run up the camp flag, first of all.

run up = raise a flag

The price of coffee is running up all over the world.

run up = increase rapidly

Would you run up and get my glasses?

run up = raise

Have you been running up bills at the dress shop again?

He ran up a big bill at the hotel.

The grant will just cover the deficit that we've run up.

run up = accumulate

The bill for the repairs might run up to $ 300.

run up = reach,

I can run up a dress in a day, but it won't look properly made.

I can run up some new curtains for the kitchen.

run up = sew rapidly

The firm ran up against strong competition.

run up = bump against

The tide is running up.

That offer will run up the price of the stock.

run up = increase; make or become greater or larger

They have wasted all their money in a few months.

They ran through all their money in a few months.

How can you have run through so much money so quickly?

run through = use up quickly; scatter

I've run my finger through with the needle.

run through = puncture; pierce

Let's run through the whole play from the beginning.

The attorney ran through the defense witness's testimony.

run through = practice, review or rehearse quickly

Will you run a thread through an eyelet?

The fallen soldier was run through with a spear.

Will you run this bit of tape through again?

run through = scroll

The song was ready for a first run through.

There were many outsiders at the second run through.

run through = rehearsal

Thank you for your efforts.

Regards,

V.

[sarat_106]

Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expressions in bold in the following sentences?

Let’s hoist the camp flag, first of all.

hoist = raise

Let’s run up the camp flag, first of all.

run up = raise a flag Ok

The price of coffee is running up all over the world.

run up = increase rapidly Ok

Would you run up and get my glasses?

run up = raise?

Have you been running up bills at the dress shop again?

He ran up a big bill at the hotel.

The grant will just cover the deficit that we've run up.

run up = accumulate= to use so much of something,

The bill for the repairs might run up to $ 300.

run up = reach:


I can run up a dress in a day, but it won't look properly made.

I can run up some new curtains for the kitchen.

run up = sew rapidly Ok

The firm ran up against strong competition.

run up = bump against= to have to deal with unexpected problems or a difficult opponent

The tide is running up.

That offer will run up the price of the stock.

run up = increase; make or become greater or larger= to make the price or value of something increase

Thank you for your efforts.

Regards,

V.

All are fine examples of the use of the phrasal verb ‘run up’ but I am not sure about the underlined sentence.