How is “run along” used?

In My Fellow Americans (1996), one line is: “See, you take this and run along. Grandpa.”

Which movie is “run along” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from My Fellow Americans (1996).

run along

used in orders to tell sb, especially a child, to go away; (of the speaker or their group) to leave or take one's leave, often as a polite way of ending a visit

informal · old-fashioned · Heard in 19 movies

Meaning

Oxford80% of films
used in orders to tell sb, especially a child, to go away
Editorial20% of films
(of the speaker or their group) to leave or take one's leave, often as a polite way of ending a visit
Well, Jeff, I've got to run along.

In the movies · 19

Learn it in full scenes

My Fellow Americans1996
Rear Window1954
The Apartment1960

come running
run for it
up and running
a close - run thing
hit the ground running
run across
run after
run after
run around with
run at
run away
run away from

Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition

See, you take this and run along. Grandpa.

My Fellow Americans (1996)27:09

Said in 8 films · #1