Collocation
Could you run that by me again?
A polite way to ask someone to repeat or explain something you didn't understand or hear clearly.
Definition
'Could you run that by me again?' is a common English collocation. A polite way to ask someone to repeat or explain something you didn't understand or hear clearly.
run + [object] + by + [person/group]
“Could you run that by me again?”
Examples
- I didn't quite catch that; could you run it by me one more time?
- Before we finalize the proposal, I'd like to run these figures by the finance team.
- He asked me to run the new policy changes by the whole department during the meeting.
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- She often runs her ideas by her mentor before presenting them to the board.
- They ran the revised schedule by all stakeholders to ensure everyone was on board.
- If you have any concerns, please run them by me before submitting the report.
- The manager decided to run the new marketing strategy by the legal department first.
- Could you run the details of your travel plans by me later this afternoon?
- We need to run this complicated legal jargon by a specialist before signing.
- I didn't hear what you said; please run that by me again.
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