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Hly2004 Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
runner-up
Hi, everyone:
I know "runner-up" means the one who takes the second place in a contest.
However, I'm wondering what's the meaning of "up" in "runner-up" .
Thank you in advance!
I know "runner-up" means the one who takes the second place in a contest.
However, I'm wondering what's the meaning of "up" in "runner-up" .
Thank you in advance!
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Hi, I think it's really just idiomatic. " Best wishes, Clive
- Hi, I think it's really just idiomatic.
- " Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
I think it's really just idiomatic. "We say it because that's what we say."
Best wishes, Clive
I think it's really just idiomatic. "We say it because that's what we say."
Best wishes, Clive
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Ken Greenwald said:
<1890 “The dog last running with the winner is called the RUNNER UP, because he ran through the races up to the last race without being defeated once.”—in A. R. Starr in Upland Shooting, page 471>
i.e. defeated only in the final heat or tie of a series of matches or races
<1890 “The dog last running with the winner is called the RUNNER UP, because he ran through the races up to the last race without being defeated once.”—in A. R. Starr in Upland Shooting, page 471>
i.e. defeated only in the final heat or tie of a series of matches or races
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