[Grammar] Run Down Leads

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Why does it mean when police "run down leads"?
 

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Why does it mean when police "run down leads"?

It means to follow up on apparently valuable information (tips) provided by persons or based on evidence related to a crime.
 

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The old eyes are going - parts of Leeds, I was thinking, are indeed run down. ;-)

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