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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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