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hanygeorge38
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 Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2003 1:02 am Post subject: idioms |
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would you please explain to me the meaning of this idiom with some
example ?
the idiom is " to give someone a run for thier money"
thanks in advance for your help.
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dduck
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| Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2003 9:03 am Post subject: Re: idioms |
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| hanygeorge38 wrote: |
would you please explain to me the meaning of this idiom with some example ?
the idiom is " to give someone a run for thier money" |
"To give someone a run for their money" means to offer a serious challenge to someone, for example in a competition.
The home team thought that the visitors were going to be a walkover (that is: very easy to beat) but they really gave them a run for their money!
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