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• give (someone) a run for (their) money — to compete very strongly against someone who is expected to win a competition. I think only Liverpool will be able to give Manchester United a run for their money next season …   New idioms dictionary

• give someone a run for their money — If you can give someone a run for the money, you are as good, or nearly as good, as they are at something …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• give someone a run for their money —    If you can give someone a run for the money, you are as good, or nearly as good, as they are at something.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• give someone a (good) run for their money — phrase to compete very well against someone so that it is hard for them to defeat you A new phone company is giving the others a run for their money. Thesaurus: to compete, or to try to winsynonym Main entry: run …   Useful english dictionary

• give somebody a (good) run for their money — give sb a (good) run for their ˈmoney idiom to make sb try very hard, using all their skill and effort, in order to beat you in a game or competition Main entry: ↑runidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• give someone/something a run for their money — give someone/something a (good) run for their money provide someone or something with challenging competition or opposition …   Useful english dictionary

• A Run for Your Money — Infobox Film name = A Run for Your Money image size = caption = director = Charles Frend producer = Michael Balcon Leslie Norman writer = Clifford Evans (story) Richard Hughes Leslie Norman Charles Frend Diana Morgan (add. dialogue) narrator =… …   Wikipedia

• run for one's money — {n. phr.} 1. A good fight; a hard struggle. Usually used with give or get . * /Our team didn t win the game, but they gave the other team a run for their money./ 2. Satisfaction; interest; excitement. Usually used with give or get . * /People… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• run for one's money — {n. phr.} 1. A good fight; a hard struggle. Usually used with give or get . * /Our team didn t win the game, but they gave the other team a run for their money./ 2. Satisfaction; interest; excitement. Usually used with give or get . * /People… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• run\ for\ one's\ money — n. phr. 1. A good fight; a hard struggle. Usually used with give or get . Our team didn t win the game, but they gave the other team a run for their money. 2. Satisfaction; interest; excitement. Usually used with give or get . People like to… …   Словарь американских идиом

• run — [c]/rʌn / (say run) verb (ran, run, running) –verb (i) 1. to move quickly on foot, so as to go more rapidly than in walking (in bipedal locomotion, so that for an instant in each step neither foot is on the ground). 2. to do this for exercise, as …