English Explanatory Dictionary

run for the exercise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To run for political office with little chance of success.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, exercise.

Word forms

run for the exercise runs for the exercise running for the exercise ran for the exercise

Etymology

A pun on two senses of run: to run for election and to travel quickly on foot.

Related words

run like a dry creek
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