She is running on the storm
She is running on the storm.
What does it mean?. Is it that it is storming and someone is running anyway?.
Thanks.
11 Answers
Having looked at the context I would say that 'on' is an error and it should be 'in'.
Unless they are referring to the Blackberry Storm of course, but that would seem a somewhat technical reference for a piece of work like this.
This has to be a "typo" and should say running (away, seeking shelter) from the storm.
¡Hola!, Nila y todos:
You are not going to believe this. Or, maybe you will. Here goes.
Blackberry, a smartphone by Research In Motion (RIM), has a model named the Blackberry Storm. I found an article on the internet discussing that model of phone and how a particular application performs when installed and used on the Blacberry unit. Within the article was the phrase, in reference to the application in use on the phone, "When running on the Storm".
The URL is here ----> link text. Here is the quote:
Christopher June 16th, 2010
Ditto on the battery drain issue and that there is no way to terminate the program once it is running on the Storm. This needs an immediate fix.
There you have it.
I'm reminded of Shakespear's line "There are more things in this world, Horatio than are dreamt of in your philosophy" I guess the message is that until Nila can give us more context this is a continuing (hopefully short term) mystery.
Nila, this is very poetic language. It is not a common expression at all. By itself, it is hard to know what is meant. Is this a line from a song? Where did you hear it? What comes before and after?
There is a similar, common phrase: Running from the storm. Maybe this is what you meant? If so, it means running from impending trouble, from trouble that is about to come your way.
Nila, I looked up your exercise and the answer wanted is: She is running in the storm. It is correct, they are wanting you to use the present continous.
The phrase is still a bit unusual, but, just give them the answer they want and you will have no problems with it.
Good Luck. 
I've never heard that phrase, but storm has other meanings than the meteorological event.
to rage or complain with violence or fury: He stormed angrily at me.
to utter or say with angry vehemence: The strikers stormed their demands.
to rush angrily: to storm out of a room.
After having looked at the format that the exercise is calling for, you might want to amend your answer ever so slightly. If you look carefully at the original, you will see that the required answer is in the form of a question:
(5). ......she... ............... in the storm?
Having compared the format of this question with the others, it is clear that this is a simple fill in the blank exercise:
(5). ______ she _____________ in the storm?
Given all of that, I would suggest that you instead go with
Just a note on usage: To my ears (and it may just be me), the sentence sounds a bit forced. Nine times out of ten, I probably would not have used the word "storm" here. Instead, to express the same idea, I might have said something along the lines of:
?Is she running in the rain?
?Is she running out (there) in the rain?
?Is she running out (there) in this (kind of/nasty) weather?
?Is she out (there) running while this storm is going on?
?Is she out (there) running with all this stormy weather?
What about "she is running in the storm"?. Is that correct?
I have never heard this expression.
It sounds to me like it is an electrical device which is being powered by the energy created by a storm. When put into context, this will probably be incorrect, however, if you are talking about experimental generators, I bet it is right on.
