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if people's feelings are running high, they are very angry, concerned, or excited (Feelings there have been running high in the wake of last week's killing. • Emotions were running high and people are annoyed by what happened because we all felt it was a definite foul. • As usual, anticipation ran high last night before the announcement of the team. • At the launch of the report, where feelings ran high, two people from different sides of the divide initially hurled insults at one another.  collinsdictionary.com) |
