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.
See also:
  • 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