英语词汇“to give a run for his money”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. colloquial. to give (a person, etc.) a run for his (also her, etc.) money.

(a) Originally Horse Racing. To provide (a backer, etc.) with a good race in exchange for the money wagered; also figurative. Now rare.

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1850 Era 11 Aug. 3/2 All true sportsmen..rejoiced at the victory of Lord Exeter, who is, perhaps, the gamest man on the turf, invariably giving the backers of his horses a run for their money.

1879 L. Clements Shooting Adventures II. 124 Why should a dog's trial be protracted?.. It may be that the judges wish to please the owner by giving him, at any rate, a ‘run for his money’.

1908 C. E. Blaney Girl & Detective xii. 102 Give me a run for my money... Be a real sport for once and give me fair play.

1977 Times 15 Nov. 13/3 I believe the selectors may give Scott a run for his money at No. 8 on one of the regional sides.

(b) To provide with a strong challenge; to provide with competition.

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society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > challenge or challenging > challenge [verb (intransitive)] > offer a strong challenge

to give (a person, etc.) a run for his (also her, etc.) money1886

1886 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 13 Sept. 6/4 Of course, he can try to realise his costs against the seven gentlemen... Well, I know if I were one of the seven I'd give him a run for his money.

1914 G. B. Shaw Dark Lady of Sonnets Pref. in Misalliance 108 If I had been born in 1556 instead of in 1856, I should have taken to blank verse and given Shakespear a harder run for his money than all the other Elizabethans put together.

1952 E. O'Neill Moon for Misbegotten i. 14 You're a wonderful fighter. Sure, you could give Jack Dempsey himself a run for his money.

1976 J. Wainwright Bastard i. 13 The old Beetle punches the rear wheels into the softness and with good tyres..this bus could give a snow-cat a run for its money.

2009 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 15 May d4/4 A home-wrecking catfight to give Uma Thurman and Daryl Hannah a run for their money.

单词	to give a run for his money
释义	> as lemmas to give (a person, etc.) a run for his (also her, etc.) money b. colloquial. to give (a person, etc.) a run for his (also her, etc.) money. (a) Originally Horse Racing. To provide (a backer, etc.) with a good race in exchange for the money wagered; also figurative. Now rare. ΚΠ 1850 Era 11 Aug. 3/2 All true sportsmen..rejoiced at the victory of Lord Exeter, who is, perhaps, the gamest man on the turf, invariably giving the backers of his horses a run for their money. 1879 L. Clements Shooting Adventures II. 124 Why should a dog's trial be protracted?.. It may be that the judges wish to please the owner by giving him, at any rate, a ‘run for his money’. 1908 C. E. Blaney Girl & Detective xii. 102 Give me a run for my money... Be a real sport for once and give me fair play. 1977 Times 15 Nov. 13/3 I believe the selectors may give Scott a run for his money at No. 8 on one of the regional sides. (b) To provide with a strong challenge; to provide with competition. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > challenge or challenging > challenge [verb (intransitive)] > offer a strong challenge to give (a person, etc.) a run for his (also her, etc.) money1886 1886 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 13 Sept. 6/4 Of course, he can try to realise his costs against the seven gentlemen... Well, I know if I were one of the seven I'd give him a run for his money. 1914 G. B. Shaw Dark Lady of Sonnets Pref. in Misalliance 108 If I had been born in 1556 instead of in 1856, I should have taken to blank verse and given Shakespear a harder run for his money than all the other Elizabethans put together. 1952 E. O'Neill Moon for Misbegotten i. 14 You're a wonderful fighter. Sure, you could give Jack Dempsey himself a run for his money. 1976 J. Wainwright Bastard i. 13 The old Beetle punches the rear wheels into the softness and with good tyres..this bus could give a snow-cat a run for its money. 2009 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 15 May d4/4 A home-wrecking catfight to give Uma Thurman and Daryl Hannah a run for their money. extracted from runn.² < as lemmas
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