English Explanatory Dictionary

run like a dry creek

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To run for political office with little chance of success.
  2. To run (in various senses) badly or not at all.

Word forms

run like a dry creek runs like a dry creek running like a dry creek ran like a dry creek

Etymology

A pun on two senses of run: to flow (as in "running water") and to stand for election.

Related words

run for the exercise could not get elected dogcatcher
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