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The phrase "run him down" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means to criticize or speak negatively about someone. Example: "Samantha was always quick to run him down in front of their friends, making him feel embarrassed and belittled."
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"I was trying to run him down from behind.
Miz tries to run him down but catches a Codebreaker for his troubles.
And if Hamlin stayed on the track, the others would pit, get fresh tires and surely run him down.
"We were just going to try and run him down with our fast defensive ends.
Woods said: "I think it'd be easier to run him down if it's windy.
Happy Gilmore's tournament opponent actually hires someone to run him down with a car.
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One ran him down, breaking his leg.
"And yet they ran him down like a dog".
"The kicker ran him down, Marv!" the color man hollered.
Next, they ran him down with a car, and later actually killed him by giving him gas.
"After she ran him down, she gunned it, and she just went screaming down Pennsylvania Avenue," he said.
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