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Meaning of dead run | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Coming as fast as one can, often in a harried state.

Examples

“When she saw smoke coming from the kitchen, the old woman came in on the dead run to remove the burned loaf of bread from the oven.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Dead Sea Dead Sea apple Dead Sea effect dead section dead set dead shot

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