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to give sb a run for his money

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  • give (you) a run for (your) money — to be as good at something as someone who is known to be extremely good. He was a very good actor and could have given any professional a run for his money …   New idioms dictionary

  • a run for your money — strong competition, an opponent    I should enter the election and give him a run for his money …   English idioms

  • A Run for Your Money — Infobox Film name = A Run for Your Money image size = caption = director = Charles Frend producer = Michael Balcon Leslie Norman writer = Clifford Evans (story) Richard Hughes Leslie Norman Charles Frend Diana Morgan (add. dialogue) narrator =… …   Wikipedia

  • run for one's money — {n. phr.} 1. A good fight; a hard struggle. Usually used with give or get . * /Our team didn t win the game, but they gave the other team a run for their money./ 2. Satisfaction; interest; excitement. Usually used with give or get . * /People… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • run for one's money — {n. phr.} 1. A good fight; a hard struggle. Usually used with give or get . * /Our team didn t win the game, but they gave the other team a run for their money./ 2. Satisfaction; interest; excitement. Usually used with give or get . * /People… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • run\ for\ one's\ money — n. phr. 1. A good fight; a hard struggle. Usually used with give or get . Our team didn t win the game, but they gave the other team a run for their money. 2. Satisfaction; interest; excitement. Usually used with give or get . People like to… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • run for one's money — noun a) A difficult challenge for the person indicated, especially one involving a competitive situation. If your competitor regards you as a menace to his pocketbook, he can give you a nice little run for your money and delay you indefinitely.… …   Wiktionary

  • run for one's money — phrasal a serious challenge to one s supremacy < is expected to give the incumbent a good run for his money > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • run — runnable, adj. runnability, n. /run/, v., ran, run, running, n., adj. v.i. 1. to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground. 2. to move with… …   Universalium

  • run — 1 /rVn/ verb past tense ran past participle run present participle running MOVE QUICKLY ON FOOT 1 (I) to move quickly on foot by moving your legs more quickly than when you are walking: I had to run to catch the bus. | Two youths were killed when …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • run — [c]/rʌn / (say run) verb (ran, run, running) –verb (i) 1. to move quickly on foot, so as to go more rapidly than in walking (in bipedal locomotion, so that for an instant in each step neither foot is on the ground). 2. to do this for exercise, as …  

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