ph.
1. 积欠(账款、债务等)
If someone runs up bills or debts, they acquire them by buying a lot of things or borrowing money.
2. see also: run-up
1. pile up (debts or scores)
2. fasten by sewing
do needlework
Synonym: sewsew togetherstitch
3. raise
e.g. hoist the flags
hoist a sail
Synonym: hoist
4. make by sewing together quickly
e.g. run up a skirt
5. accumulate as a debt
e.g. he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening
Synonym: chalk up