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Fandorin Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

At/on a flat run

Hi there. Which one is better?
On a flat run or at a flat run.

Thank in advance.
  

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What do you mean by "flat run"? Can you give an example sentence?

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What do you mean by "flat run"? Can you give an example sentence?
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Do you mean "she was running flat out"?

At a flat-out run, she is faster than most of the boys in her grade.

Is that close?
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It's from "Fringe" series.
"You have about two minutes until Dr.Bishop dies. At a flat run I estimate about forty seconds until you get back to him. Now hand me your phone and....".
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Fandorin"You have about two minutes until Dr.Bishop dies. At a flat run I estimate about forty seconds until you get back to him. Now hand me your phone and....".
This is not an expression I'm very familiar with (per GG, I'd favour "flat-out run"). However, the correct preposition definitely seems to be "at", not "on".
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Thank you Mr.Wordy and Grammar Geek. Emotion: smile
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