Hitting something head-on as you go — run into

Where the picture shows up in run into

1. 1

   colliding with a person on the way

   I ran into an old classmate at the station.

   aɪ ræn ˈɪntuː ən oʊld ˈklæsmeɪt ət ðə ˈsteɪʃn

   I bumped into an old classmate at the station.

   Coming out through the ticket gate, you stop nose to nose with someone walking the other way

2. 2

   colliding with a problem

   We ran into a problem with the order.

   wi ræn ˈɪntuː ə ˈprɑːbləm wɪð ði ˈɔːrdər

   We hit a problem with the order.

   A cart rolling along catches on a stone set in the road and jolts to a halt

3. 3

   a car hitting a wall head-on

   The car ran into the wall.

   ðə kɑːr ræn ˈɪntuː ðə wɔːl

   The car crashed into the wall.

   The nose of a moving car buries itself straight into a garden wall

   The most literal use of the phrase.

4. 4

   a figure climbing until it hits a column

   The repair bill ran into thousands.

   ðə rɪˈper bɪl ræn ˈɪntuː ˈθaʊzəndz

   The repair bill came to thousands.

   A rising number pushes up until it strikes the thousands column

5. 5

   striking the same wall again

   I keep running into the same error.

   aɪ kiːp ˈrʌnɪŋ ˈɪntuː ðə seɪm ˈerər

   I keep getting the same error.

   Every time you move forward, the same wall is there in the same spot