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SpongeBarb Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
give someone a run for his money
I 'd like to know the definition of this idiom "give him a run for his money". Thanks.
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Give him ****, compete fiercely against him.
- Give him ****, compete fiercely against him.
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Loosely:
We may not win, but we'll try really, really hard, and we'll make sure that it's not easy for him to win.
We may not win, but we'll try really, really hard, and we'll make sure that it's not easy for him to win.
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Hi,
I see the underlying mental image here as a running race, perhaps between you and me. Let's each bet $100, and try our hardest. I'll give you a (difficult) run for your money, to beat me you'll have to run very fast.
As mentioned earlier, it's a phrase relating to competition.
Best wishes, Clive
I see the underlying mental image here as a running race, perhaps between you and me. Let's each bet $100, and try our hardest. I'll give you a (difficult) run for your money, to beat me you'll have to run very fast.
As mentioned earlier, it's a phrase relating to competition.
Best wishes, Clive
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