run aground

run aground

Of a ship, to crash into and get stuck on a shore, reef, or bottom of a body of water. The treacherous reef surrounding the island has caused many ships to run aground over the years. We tried to navigate into the cove but ended up running aground on the rocks.
See also: run
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

run aground (on something)

[for a ship] to ram its hull into something beneath the water and get stuck. The ship ran aground on a reef and had to wait for high tide to get free. I was afraid we would run aground in the storm.
See also: run
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • stuck
  • be on the rocks
  • bottom fell out
  • make away
  • night of the long knives
  • splash all over (someone or something)
  • evil twin
  • on (one's) guard
  • on one's guard
  • on your guard
References in periodicals archive
He said: "If you run aground the best thing to do by far is to ask for help early rather than wait for the situation to get more dangerous."
A fuel tanker loaded with nine million litres of diesel fuel has run aground in the far north of Canada but none of the fuel is believed to have spilled.
It was all so different from the vessel's inglorious entry into Southampton early yesterday when, as strong westerly winds blew, the liner had run aground on a sandbank near the Isle of Wight.
RUN AGROUND: The ferry which run aground near Blackpool due to the high winds Picture courtesy of BBC News
Stephen Humphreys yelled on an open channel from the Flying Phantom: "We've run aground. We've run aground."
The stricken MSC Napoli was deliberately run aground near Sidmouth, east Devon after it was damaged during a storm on Thursday.
When those ships run aground on coral reefs, says Dwivedi, they leave paint debris.
When ships run aground off the coast, this group of men charge out onto the beach and attempt to rescue the sailors on board the sinking ships.
According to the coast guard, the penalty is a common step taken against skippers of ships that run aground.
A CARGO ship drifting without crew in heavy seas was expected to run aground after a final attempt to attach a line to her failed.
Finnreel, a Finnish cargo ship, has reportedly run aground off Rauma, Finland.