Run through
‘Only a true Gryffindor could have pulled that out of the Hat, Harry,’ said Dumbledore simply. For a minute, neither of them spoke. Then Dumbledore pulled open one of the drawers in Professor McGonagall's desk, and took out a quill and a bottle of ink.
‘What you need, Harry, is some food and sleep. I suggest you go down to the feast, while I write to Azkaban — we need our gamekeeper back. And I must draft an advertisement for the Daily Prophet, too, he added thoughtfully. ‘We'll be needing a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. Dear me, we do seem to run through them, don't we?’
What does 'run through' mean here?
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’ What does 'run through' mean here? 'run through them' ~ 'use them up' We get a new D ... teacher.
- ’ What does 'run through' mean here?
- 'run through them' ~ 'use them up' We get a new D ...
- teacher.
- , they quit.
- Then we get a new D ...
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contrapositionwe do seem to run through them, don't we?’ What does 'run through' mean here?
'run through them' ~ 'use them up'
We get a new D ... teacher. Then we lose him or her, e.g., they quit. Then we get a new D ... teacher. Then we lose him or her. Then we get a new D ... teacher. And so on.
We are running through a lot of teachers.
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