To Give Someone A Run For Their Money
- To Give Someone A Run For Their Money
- How common is this idiom?: Still widely used, particularly in informal conversations and sports commentary, but less common in formal writing or professional settings.
- Literal Meaning: To provide a literal interpretation of the phrase, where 'give someone a run' means to provide a challenge or competition, and 'for their money' implies that the person is getting a good value or return for their investment or effort.
- Actual Idiomatic Meaning: to provide strong competition or a challenge to someone, often in a way that pushes them to perform at their best or makes the outcome uncertain.
- The new employee gave the experienced manager a run for their money in the sales competition.
- The underdog team gave the top-ranked team a run for their money in the playoffs.
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