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- give (one) a run for (one's) money To challenge one's ability, fortitude, or patience.
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give (one) a run for (one's) money. To challenge one's ability, fortitude, or patience. Don't underestimate our opponents today—I think they'll give us a run for our money. Having an infant and a toddler sure is giving me a run for my money.
run for one's money, (give) a. A close contest or strong challenge; to give a good return for one’s expense. This term may come from the racetrack, where it is used to describe deriving pleasurable excitement from a horse race even if one does not win all one’s bets.
give someone a run for their money. INFORMAL. COMMON If you give a very skilful person or team a run for their money in a competition, you compete as well as them, or almost as well. The British team gave the host side a run for its money to finish a close second in the team competition.
According to the Free Dictionary, the figurative meaning of to give a run for someone's money is "to be as good as someone." But what's the literal meaning of the sentence?
to not allow someone to win easily: We're going to give the other candidate a run for her money. to be similar in quality to or almost better than someone or something: He's so good at maths that he gives his teacher a run for her money.
noun [ U ] uk / ˈmʌn.i / us / ˈmʌn.i / Add to word list. A1. coins or notes (= special pieces of paper) that are used to buy things, or an amount of these that a person has: "How much money do you have on you?" "€100 in notes and a few coins." We invested the money in a high-interest bank account.
to give your money, time, or best efforts, especially in a way that seems generous: We're very grateful to all the people who have given of their time. See more. give (something) your all old-fashioned (US also give (something)your best) to put a lot of effort into doing something: We must be finished by tonight, so I want you to give it your all.
