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Zhfan Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
What does it mean?
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"Got caught running up the tab" what could it mean?
"Got caught running up the tab" what could it mean?
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"Running up the tab," is an expression meaning that the person was incurring charges. An example of something someone could do that would "run up the tab," would be making long-distance phone calls, or watching pay-per-view movies, or anything else that incurs a fee. So if someone "got caught running up the tab," they were discovered in the act of doing something that incurs such fees.
- "Running up the tab," is an expression meaning that the person was incurring charges.
- An example of something someone could do that would "run up the tab," would be making long-distance phone calls, or watching pay-per-view movies, or anything else that incurs a fee.
- So if someone "got caught running up the tab," they were discovered in the act of doing something that incurs such fees.
- I hope this helps.
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"Running up the tab," is an expression meaning that the person was incurring charges. An example of something someone could do that would "run up the tab," would be making long-distance phone calls, or watching pay-per-view movies, or anything else that incurs a fee.
So if someone "got caught running up the tab," they were discovered in the act of doing something that incurs such fees.
So if someone "got caught running up the tab," they were discovered in the act of doing something that incurs such fees.
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A "tab" is a bill for something, typically but not exclusively food and drink. To "run up a tab" is to continue adding charges without paying any of them. Presumably if you "get caught" running up a tab it is a tab that someone else is responsible for paying and you are adding charges to it without authorization or permission.
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Hello Zhfan
"Running up the tab" may be many things. The first one that comes to mind concerns the bill (or check) in a restaurant. Since someone apparently "got caught", this might indicate nefarious activity. Perhaps a dishonest server added items that were not actually consumed onto a customer's check. This is called "running up the tab". You could apply this to almost any situation wh
"Running up the tab" may be many things. The first one that comes to mind concerns the bill (or check) in a restaurant. Since someone apparently "got caught", this might indicate nefarious activity. Perhaps a dishonest server added items that were not actually consumed onto a customer's check. This is called "running up the tab". You could apply this to almost any situation wh
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