make the running

== English == === Alternative forms === make all the running === Verb === make the running (third-person singular simple present makes the running, present participle making the running, simple past and past participle made the running) (idiomatic, chiefly UK) To have a leading or influential position in a field or activity; to be more active than others. Synonym: set the pace === Further reading === “make the running”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “make (all) the running”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.