Meaning of run for the exercise | Babel Free
Definitions
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To run for political office with little chance of success. US, colloquial
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, exercise.
Examples
“[I]f Rockefeller wanted to run for the exercise, [Democrats] reasoned, let him kill himself off and clear the way for a more regular Republican in the next election.”
“BENTSEN: SAYS HE WON'T RUN "FOR THE EXERCISE" "Asked about the 1992 presidential race, Bentsen said he would not run as a sacrificial lamb so that the [Dems] would have a credible candidate and avoid a humiliating defeat"”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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