make (all) the running to do the best and most work 率先;带头;做榜样 Some companies have often made all the running in developing new ideas, but have then failed to market them. 有些公司在发展新理念方面常常是领头羊，但是却没能将这些理念率先推向市场。 They dared not challenge Mr. Hill but were allowing Mrs. Castel to make all the running. 他们不敢向希尔先生挑战，而情愿让卡斯尔夫人去打头阵。