run by someone

run (something) by (one)

1. To explain or describe something to one; to inform one about something. I have an idea I'd like to run by you. OK, run the plan by me one more time.
2. To obtain one's permission for something. You'll need to run that by the boss before you do it. Please run those kinds of decisions by me next time, OK?
See also: by, run
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

run by someone

Try out on someone, as in Let me run this idea by you and see what you think of it. [Colloquial; 1900s]
See also: by, run, someone
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • (one) could use (something)
  • (one) could stand (something)
  • give somebody ideas
  • give (one) ideas
  • cooking for one
  • drive (one) out of office
  • force (one) out of office
  • force out of office
  • give (one) (one's) head
  • give head
References in periodicals archive
Welshman Barrow, who turned down the chance to join Hartlepool and Harrogate last summer, said: "I hope there is still a club, one that is run by someone who loves the club, not treat it as a business.
"Earlier they were guided by someone [Chandika Hathurusingha] known to be firm follower of strict discipline without any compromise and they were used to run by someone who carried an angry-man like personality preferring to take all the decision by himself.
"If the fans own the majority stake for a community asset then the club is never going to be run by someone without the club's best interests at heart.
"I would love to be the next mayor of Middlesbrough but, even if I'm not, I believe the town council should not be run by someone appointed by a small group of councillors."
The Motion Picture Association of America launched a probe into films being streamed on a website run by someone known only as Prism.
Yes, I do, It was run by someone I knew - Phil Myatt.
I certainly will not be sending my child there if it is run by someone like this."
It's imperative, therefore, that the food-service department be run by someone who has the nutrition knowledge required to modify menus based on the Department of Health and Human Services and United States Department of Agriculture's Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005, which tackle cardiac wellness, hypertension, nutrient density, fiber intake, nutrient status of aging Americans, adequate calcium intake to help prevent bone fractures, etc.
The sooner the Summer Pops is run by someone who can stop this farce the better, because I don't want my taxes used in such a ridiculous manner.
In conclusion, there's a lot of shoe companies out there and lots of videos, but none run by someone like Ed Dominick.
Which means Leeds are being run by someone who not only knows nothing about football but can't add up.
The judge Recorder Mr Peter Andrews QC said he accepted he had only been doing the donkey work for a 'shadowy' business run by someone else.
The website is run by someone called 'Galahad' who did not respond to an e-mail inquiry from the Sunday Mercury about his activities.
"Money has just exploded in politics, and people are disgusted with how the system is run by someone other than them." And nowhere are people more disgusted than in the environmental movement.
Until our club is run by someone who puts the TEAM or the FANS first, we'll never achieve anything worthwhile.