run a red light
run a red light
To drive past a red traffic light (which is a signal to stop). He got pulled over for running a red light at one of the busiest intersections in the city. A: "Sir, are you aware that you just ran a red light?" B: "What? The light was still yellow!"
See also: light, red, run
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
run a red light
to pass through an intersection having a red traffic light without stopping. Sam got a ticket for running a red light.
See also: light, red, run
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- red light
- wink away
- flash (something) at (someone or something)
- flash at
- be in (one's) light
- be in somebody's light
- be light on
- be light on (something)
- be light on something
- guiding light