Meaning of run the rule over | Babel Free
Definitions
To examine carefully and thoroughly.
idiomatic, transitive
Examples
“The captain used to to^([sic]) run the rule over every new recruit, like a protective father inspecting the boy his darling daughter had brought home to tea. He was obsessive about it.”
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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