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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
"run the fastest time" and "clock the fastest time"
http://www.pac-12.org/SPORTS/CrossCountry/Tabid/1451/Article/139202/Pac-12-Announces-Cross-Country-Awards.aspx
He ran the fastest time at the Pac-12 Championships since the race was re-contested in 1969 ... .
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/clock_10
the skier who clocked the fastest time in practice runs
Do you see any difference between "run the fastest time" and "clock the fastest time"?
He ran the fastest time at the Pac-12 Championships since the race was re-contested in 1969 ... .
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/clock_10
the skier who clocked the fastest time in practice runs
Do you see any difference between "run the fastest time" and "clock the fastest time"?
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The meanings are the same. Both expressions are common in races of all sorts. I'd say that both expressions are idioms.
- The meanings are the same.
- Both expressions are common in races of all sorts.
- I'd say that both expressions are idioms.
- In skiing, "the run" can refer to the course, or to an individual's traversing the course.
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The meanings are the same. Both expressions are common in races of all sorts.
I'd say that both expressions are idioms.
In skiing, "the run" can refer to the course, or to an individual's traversing the course.
I'd say that both expressions are idioms.
In skiing, "the run" can refer to the course, or to an individual's traversing the course.
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