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Desireandlove Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Some words I don't understand

(Run down, ominously)

"Benitez is known to be concerned that his contract has been allowed to run down so close to its end."
"... he wanted to give his manger an extension but has now gone omiously quiet on the subject"

Can someone here explain in easily way what "run down" and "omiously" mean?

Thanks.
  

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" "... he wanted to give his manger an extension but has now gone omiously quiet on the subject" Right, these two sentences are explanations, could be rephrasing, complementary info. run down means let it go, let time pass, as a river runs down.

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  • he wanted to give his manger an extension but has now gone omiously quiet on the subject" Right, these two sentences are explanations, could be rephrasing, complementary info.
  • run down means let it go, let time pass, as a river runs down.
  • omiously is the way a teacher approaches a student when the student behaved badly, as in an assertive way.
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Benitez is known to be concerned that his contract has been allowed to run down so close to its end."
"... he wanted to give his manger an extension but has now gone omiously quiet on the subject"

Right, these two sentences are explanations, could be rephrasing, complementary info.

run down means let it go, let time pass, as a river runs down.

omiously is the
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