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Enenre Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

What does "to have the full run" mean?

I was pretty sure that to have the full run of something (say a house etc) means to have the full "access" to something, but my friend insists that it means that the person has full "control" over something

Could someone please clear this up?

Thanks for your help!

(By the way, is this an idiom?)
  

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Hello, enenre - and welcome to English Forums. It is an idiom, and you are right as to its meaning, although 'full control' could be considered a usual consequence of 'full access': have the run of swh to be allowed to go anywhere in an area The children had the run of the farm all week. have the run of ( idiomatic ) To have permission or freedom to move around throughout an area or to use at will .

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  • Hello, enenre - and welcome to English Forums.
  • It is an idiom, and you are right as to its meaning, although 'full control' could be considered a usual consequence of 'full access': have the run of swh to be allowed to go anywhere in an area The children had the run of the farm all week.
  • have the run of ( idiomatic ) To have permission or freedom to move around throughout an area or to use at will .
  • something The dog usually has the run of the house and yard, so he was perplexed when we tied him up in back during the party.
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Hello, enenre - and welcome to English Forums.

It is an idiom, and you are right as to its meaning, although 'full control' could be considered a usual consequence of 'full access':

have the run of swh

to be allowed to go anywhere in an area The children had the run of the farm all week.


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