| 单词 | on the run |
| 释义 | > as lemmason the run Phrases P1. to put to the run: to cause to run; esp. to cause to run away or flee, esp. in retreating from a superior force. Now somewhat archaic. ΚΠ 1650 Let. 31 July in C. S. Terry Life & Campaigns A. Leslie (1899) App. 464 Then Col. Lilburnes Regiment..gave them a hot charge, so that many of them fell, broake their bodies, put them to the runne. 1661 S. Pepys Diary 10 Jan. (1970) II. 10 These Fanatiques that have..put the King's lifeguard to the run. 1716 B. Church Entertaining Passages Philip's War ii. 73 The firing put the enemy to the run, who left their canoes and provisions to ours. 1888 Dict. National Biogr. XIV. 258/1 Blake, coming up with a strong reinforcement fresh from the river, completed their rout and put them to the run. 1904 in W. F. Cody Adventures of Buffalo Bill (1905) ii. iv. 139 Then he put his horse to the run and in a moment discovered that a troop of Confederate cavalry was approaching from behind. 1968 L. Crisler Captive Wild viii. 80 Staying at a little distance, not to panic her into flight, I followed... I did not put her to the run but went back and waited by the trees. 1987 L. Ty-Casper Ten Thousand Seeds (1989) 84 Who will say we lost? We put the Yankees to the run so many times. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > future events > [adverb] > in the long run at (the) long runninga1450 at (the) long run1607 at the lengh1612 in the run1654 in the long run1768 in (also on, upon) the long run1814 1654 Pagitt's Heresiogr. (ed. 5) 136 Which we shall finde in the run slighted and scorned by them made meerly a footstool upon which their spirit shall raise it selfe into her throne. 1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality I. vii. 254 I trust that, in the run, I shall not be a loser. 1817 J. Hogg Sir Anthony Moore iv. ii, in Dramatic Tales I. 230 Husband, you're a wise man—I seldom, in the run, have ever found you Far out in estimate of man or woman. P3. on the run. a. Moving quickly; spec. in the process of running; at a running pace. Later also: while running.In early use esp. in order to make an escape; cf. Phrases 3b(a). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swiftly [phrase] on fastec1275 as greyhound (let out) of leasha1300 a good (also great, etc.) shake13.. in hastec1300 (wiþ) gret yre13.. in speeda1325 good speeda1400 on (also upon) the wing or one's wing1508 with post1569 on or upon the speed1632 on the run?1679 by the run1787 like a house on fire (also afire)1809 at the double-quick1834 with a run1834 fast and furious1851 at the double1860 at the rate of knots1892 for (or on) the (high) jump1905 like blue murder1914 the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adverb] lowna1600 on the run?1679 the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > evasion or escape from threat > evasive action jouking1513 dodging1593 hide-and-seek1673 on the run?1679 (to take) evasive action1940 ?1679 Dumb Maid (single sheet) The Doctor he set her Tongue on the Run, She Chatters now, and never will have done. 1689 R. Lundy Let. 15 Apr. in J. Mackenzie Siege London-derry (1690) 24/2 I found them on the run before the Enemy who pursued with great Vigour, and I fear March on with their Forces. 1744 J. Campbell Lives Admirals III. i. 19 They were within two Miles of the French Squadron, which appeared to be on the Run, and therefore our Ships set their Top-gallant Sails, and crouded after them. 1807 T. Lloyd & G. Caines Trial of T. O. Selfridge 110 You have it in evidence, that Austin was on the run; he could not then have even turned round without receiving two or three blows. 1830 J. W. Warter tr. Aristophanes Birds in tr. Aristophanes Acharnians 227 Here comes some one on the run. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxv. 265 The captains came hurrying down, on the run. 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxi. 215 The same second I see a young girl coming on the run, and two men with her. 1910 Cent. Mag. Apr. 946/2 Instead of seizing the ball in one hand, on the run he scooped it up with both hands lightly, by the same motion gently but quickly tossing it right into Kling's hands in time to catch the runner. 1942 Life 19 Jan. 39/3 Men are on the run to their battle stations before the sound is finished. 1980 L. Hoy & C. A. Carter Tackle Basketball i. 18 Whether this shot is taken ‘on the run’, or from a stationary position, it is essential that both feet must be active in the jump. 2004 F. Pohl Boy who would live Forever ii. 48 More Heechee were arriving on the run, all of them chattering agitatedly at the tops of their voices. b. (a) In the process of avoiding capture or seeking safety, as from an enemy, the police, etc.; esp. in the state of being a fugitive from justice; in hiding. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > away (of motion) [phrase] > running away in pursuit1660 on the run1770 (all) in a rush1829 on the trot1958 the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [phrase] > escaping confinement or justice on the run1770 on the trot1958 1770 J. O. Animadversions upon Pamphlet entitled Earnest & Affectionate Addr. to Methodists 19 Had he lived in the Times of the Apostles, when Christian Love was on the Run,..he would have thought there had been Cause enough to lampoon these blessed Men heartily. 1833 Times 8 June 6/5 The father had been admitted to bail, but the son was on the run, and if he was caught, would not be admitted to bail. Nobody knew where the son was. 1883 Tinsleys' Mag. Jan. 80/2 It was more than likely that communications should pass between the men ‘on the run’ and their people at home. 1932 Week-End Rev. 9 Apr. 456/2 She explores..the world of political assassination, of criminal investigation departments, of men on the run. 1954 X. Fielding Hide & Seek xi. 139 They were fugitives from justice and had been on the run in this area for over a year. 1963 T. Tullett Inside Interpol i. 17 If it had not been for the men in the Rue Paul Valéry he might still be ‘on the run’. 2009 New Yorker 30 Mar. 70/2 And there is Lowboy himself..on the run from his mother and the detective. (b) In extended use: in a vulnerable position; exposed to attack. Frequently in to get (also put, have, etc.) on the run. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > have effect on [verb (transitive)] > make subject to an action or influence obtain1425 subjecta1450 to put forth1482 to set out1579 expose1594 to lay (also leave) open1595 render1642 to get (also put, have, etc.) on the run1909 1909 J. B. Atlay Ld. Haliburton 184 There was a widespread impression that the assailants had got the Government ‘on the run’, and that a vigorous campaign would show further concessions when Parliament met. 1922 Munsey's Mag. 76 650/1 Every time Porky thinks he has Four-Eyes on the run, Four-Eyes goes into a clinch an' gets in a few rib ticklers. 1955 Times 30 June 10/7 The President strongly resisted the suggestion that, as Russia was now ‘on the run’ it might be possible to reduce American expenditure on foreign aid. 1975 A. Scargill in New Left Rev. July 16 I yelled through my megaphone: ‘We've got them on the run, lads, they can only last half an hour now instead of an hour.’ 2003 W. L. Bennett in N. Couldry & J. Curran Contesting Media Power ii. 18 Nor have activists networked and communicated so effectively that they have somehow put global capitalism on the run. c. Very busy, frenetically active; (also) while travelling or busy. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > occupied or busy [phrase] at work?1440 at it1609 in (full) play1669 on the run1795 on the trot1822 on the hop1863 on the job1882 for (or on) the (high) jump1884 as busy as a nailer1899 1795 F. Asbury Jrnl. 16 May (1821) II. 265 I have been on the run, and have written none in my Journal for more than a week. 1844 J. R. Godley Lett. from Amer. xix. 98 We Americans are on the run all the time: if we could get a chance to lay by and fat up, we should come out stout too. 1884 Publisher's Weekly 24 Mar. 358/2 Publishers should be urged to sell their magazines ready cut. People who do their reading, or what they call reading, on the run, cannot be expected to take time to cut the leaves. 1895 Trans. Indiana State Med. Soc. 15 We sit at our desks in our offices, business houses or factories for ten, twelve or fourteen hours a day, eat cold lunches on the run to save a dollar's worth of time. 1958 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 17 Aug. (This Week Mag.) 4 (heading) Here's ready-to-read humor for the man on the run. 1963 Rotarian Aug. 36/3 Lou Roth, Jr., chief of youth activities, eats his lunch on the run while directing the departure of 13 busloads of youngsters from Grant's Farm. 2008 T. Keller Under Pressure 19/2 Even when she had been on the run all day, we still got a hot meal of beef stew and noodles. P4. by the run. a. Originally Nautical. For a single journey (originally with reference to the engagement of sailors for a voyage). Cf. sense 16a. ΚΠ 1757 H. Laurens Let. 1 Mar. in Papers (1970) II. 474 Capt Rice call'd upon us for no less than Nine hundred & Eighty Pounds 11/6 to pay of[f] a parcell of sailors ship'd by the Run from Jamaica. 1758 J. Blake Plan Marine Syst. 46 In order to remove the great temptation to desert..it is proposed that all contracts and bargains by the run be made illegal. 1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. (at cited word) Seamen are said to be engaged by the run, when they ship with the intention of leaving the vessel at a certain port of destination. 1865 Illustr. Mag. 20 234/1 He boasts that he never comes and goes in the same ship; he ships by the run, and his pay is the advance. 1889 Rep. Royal Comm. Relations of Capital & Labour Canada 309 They are all paid by the day, except the train and engine-men, and they are paid by the run. 1900 F. W. Raikes tr. Maritime Codes Italy iii. 22 Seamen engaged by the run or by the month have a right to be paid for the days they have employed in fitting out the ship. 1996 Brookings Papers Econ. Activity 11 A railroad worker who was paid by the run and reported the rate had been reduced. b. Chiefly Nautical = with a run at Phrases 8; (also) at a running pace. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swiftly [phrase] on fastec1275 as greyhound (let out) of leasha1300 a good (also great, etc.) shake13.. in hastec1300 (wiþ) gret yre13.. in speeda1325 good speeda1400 on (also upon) the wing or one's wing1508 with post1569 on or upon the speed1632 on the run?1679 by the run1787 like a house on fire (also afire)1809 at the double-quick1834 with a run1834 fast and furious1851 at the double1860 at the rate of knots1892 for (or on) the (high) jump1905 like blue murder1914 1787 J. F. Bryant Verses 10 Now burn my shoul..But off the scaffold you shall be: Not down the ladder; but, for fun I'll take and shend you by the run. 1794 Freemason's Mag. Nov. 333 He pitched clean over, and came down, as the sailors call it, by the run. 1800 Gymnastics for Youth 277 Sailors..will descend from considerable heights in this way [sc. sliding down by the hands], which they call coming down by the run. 1834 Blackwood's Mag. 36 309 See all clear to let go every thing by the run. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iii. xiii. 106 If I risk another order, the whole ship'll come about our ears by the run. 1910 Rudder 24 275/1 A heavy squall, working down from the Northwest just before dark, was responsible for sending them [sc. sails] down by the run. 1976 S. Hayden Voyage iii. 322 The main topsail runner broke and let the yard come down by the run, taking everything with it. P5. a. the run of one's teeth: the provision of maintenance or support; esp. free board, often in return for work done; (in extended use) complete freedom to act as one wishes. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > supply of food or provisions > [noun] > board > free board utensil1702 the run of one's teeth1801 1801 E. Dubois Old Nick III. viii. 121 I'll give you a stall, and you may have the run of your teeth with me, by G—, as long as you like. 1841 C. H. Hartshorne Shropshire Gloss. 552. Run of his teeth, maintenance, bodily support, such allowance as parents often make to their children when they have married prematurely and imprudently. 1879 M. E. Braddon Cloven Foot xxviii It was an understood thing that he was to have the run of his teeth at Hazelhurst. 1910 Scribner's Mag. June 710/2 She was to be one of the family, with two hundred pounds a year to her credit, the run of her teeth in the house, [etc.]. 1974 Broadcast 2 Dec. 16/3 Hugh Carleton Green..allowed—nay! encouraged a group of bright and irresponsible young men and women to have the run of their teeth in the so-called ‘satire’ programmes. 1977 Times 29 Aug. 6/1 The owners of the mixed clubs lived rent free and had the run of their teeth. 1994 H. Williams Dock Leaves 37 You have got the run of your teeth and I have got a cup of tea, a good book and someone I love to sit with. b. Chiefly Australian. the run of one's (also the) knife (and fork): free board, typically in return for work done. Cf. the run of one's teeth at Phrases 5a. Now rare. ΚΠ 1842 Sydney Morning Herald 31 Oct. There are at present stockholders in Port Phillip who..paid shepherds, bullock drivers, &c, at a rate of wages from £50..and the run of the knife, (that is, no stated ration, but as much as he could eat). 1852 W. H. Hall Pract. Exp. Diggings Victoria (ed. 2) 50 Ten shillings a day, with board and lodging, or, to make use of a colonial phrase, ‘the run of his knife’. 1890 R. S. Ferguson Hist. Cumberland xvi. 239 The wandering minstrel..paid for his ‘whittle gait’—the run of his knife, or, as we should now say, of his teeth. 1907 B. Baynton Human Toll vi. 133 Jim.., for the run of his knife and fork and tips from customers, was, he said, groom at the Court House Hotel. 1927 Daily Mirror 10 Dec. 9/1 Sir Granville Ryrie..began work as a cattle driver at £30 a year and the ‘run of his knife’, which means his food. ΚΠ 1803 Public Characters 1802–1803 542 The post-chaise work, when there is a run on the road, and machines, by over-weights, delays, and consequent irregular driving..are for ever distressing and wearing down their cattle. 1816 J. Austen Emma II. vi. 97 A couple of pair of post-horses were kept, more for the convenience of the neighbourhood than from any run on the road . View more context for this quotation 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian iv, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 84 Some accidental circumstances had occasioned what is called a run upon the road, and the landlord could not accommodate her with a guide and horses. 1889 Duke of Beaufort in Duke of Beaufort et al. Driving (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) xvi. 311 There was a good run on the road and all ten postboys with their first pair were out. P7. U.S. to keep (the) run of: to keep track of; to keep oneself informed about. Similarly to lose (the) run of: to lose track of; to fail to keep oneself informed about (now rare). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > faulty recollection > recollect wrongly [verb (intransitive)] > forget, fail to remember to forget abouta1382 to lose (the) run of1820 society > communication > information > action of informing > information [phrase] > keep in touch with or keep oneself informed about to keep (the) run of1820 1820 ‘A. Seaborn’ Symzonia iv. 75 I ordered a salute to be fired of one gun for every State. ‘How many will that be, Sir?’, asked Mr. Boneto, adding, they came so fast he could not keep the run of them. 1838 Maritime Scraps 11 Be particular and not lose the run of it when they 're piped down, for between you and I, there's many a chap on board..no better than they should be. 1854 ‘P. Creyton’ Burrcliff xxvi. 244 I've kept run of your adventures as you related them the past six months. 1893 ‘M. Twain’ £1,000,000 Bank-note 29 You couldn't afford to lose the run of business and be no end of time getting the hang of things again when you got back home. 1918 J. C. Lincoln Shavings xix. 320 I kind of lost run of the time. 1923 Portsmouth (Ohio) Daily Times 17 Aug. 21/2 In following the other craft he had omitted to keep the run of his own vessel, and in consequence had only a very hazy idea of his position. 1986 R. F. Duncan Sailing in Fog iv. 36 The three significant factors necessary to keep run of one's position on the chart. P8. Originally Nautical. with a run: (originally with reference to sliding down a rope) with a sudden rapid movement, esp. downwards; rapidly, abruptly. Cf. Phrases 4b. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swiftly [phrase] on fastec1275 as greyhound (let out) of leasha1300 a good (also great, etc.) shake13.. in hastec1300 (wiþ) gret yre13.. in speeda1325 good speeda1400 on (also upon) the wing or one's wing1508 with post1569 on or upon the speed1632 on the run?1679 by the run1787 like a house on fire (also afire)1809 at the double-quick1834 with a run1834 fast and furious1851 at the double1860 at the rate of knots1892 for (or on) the (high) jump1905 like blue murder1914 the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun] > a swift course reseOE careerc1534 whirry1611 whirla1657 with a run1834 rip1855 streaka1861 scoot1864 1834 J. C. Hart Miriam Coffin II. iii. 39 Seize one of the halliards, and let yourself down with a run! 1850 C. R. Weld Auvergne, Piedmont, & Savoy 110 His horse came down with a run, as sailors would say. a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) II. xi. 109 I shall go down in your opinion with a run..like the hall clock..when the spring broke. 1895 Daily News 13 Sept. 2/6 Cheese fell slowly last year, but this year values have come down with a run. 1904 A. Thomson Reminisc. II. v. 135 They hoisted him and then let the truckle go with a run. 1998 W. Perkins Hoare & Portsmouth Atrocities i. 8 Hoare..let her tall mainsail go with a run to drop on top of the prisoners. P9. a. to have (also get, want, etc.) a run for one's money. (a) Horse Racing slang. To have (or get, want, etc.) a successful race from a horse one has backed, (in early use) esp. when that horse appeared likely to be scratched (scratch v. 7b). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > make a success of [verb (transitive)] > manage to secure (a result) to make shift of1504 temporize1596 manage1654 to have (also get, want, etc.) a run for one's money1839 to pull off1860 1839 Morning Post 20 May 6/4 Several individuals..had backed the horse, and..decided to have a run for their money. 1850 Era 1 Sept. 3/2 Up to this time Mildew's backers for the Handicap hoped to have a run for their money. 1852 Bell's Life in London 5 Sept. 2/3 (advt.) A first class race horse, the property of an honourable member of the Turf,..so that you may depend on a honest run for your money. 1870 Sporting Times 27 Aug. 274/1 It would appear that backers of horses do not want a run for their money, and that the ‘glorious uncertainty’ of the Turf is the real attractive feature after all. 1948 Sun (Baltimore) 26 Nov. 17/1 Backers of..Egretta, a stakes-winning filly, in the Endurance 'Cap did not get a run for their money. 2007 Racing Post (Nexis) 14 Jan. 9 Jayo was sent off the well-backed favourite in the 2m juvenile hurdle, but supporters never got a run for their money as he was pulled up lame behind. (b) In extended use. To (want to) obtain value or satisfaction in return for one's expenditure or exertions. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > be advantageous or beneficial [verb (intransitive)] > derive benefit to be the betterOE profit1340 getc1390 advancec1405 gain1575 benefit1623 to have (also get, want, etc.) a run for one's money1874 1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 274 To have a run for one's money is also to have a good determined struggle for anything. 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 19 Jan. 1/1 So far the Macmillans have had what is called in some circles a good run for their money. 1905 Athenæum 1 Apr. 397 We do not get the proper run for our money, if we may put it in sporting lingo. 1916 ‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin ix. 160 Most of them longed for run for their money... The graver possibilities of war did not intrude themselves upon their minds until long afterwards. 1955 Times 27 Aug. 6/1 Pickering said that he was going..‘simply to satisfy the people of Bloxwich. They demand a run for their money and I will give it to them.’ 2007 R. Harris & P. Hutchison Amazon (Bradt Travel Guides) (ed. 3) xi. 343 If you want a run for your money, it could take three or four days of sifting through, checking and comparing tour agencies. b. colloquial. to give (a person, etc.) a run for his (also her, etc.) money. (a) Originally Horse Racing. To provide (a backer, etc.) with a good race in exchange for the money wagered; also figurative. Now rare. ΚΠ 1850 Era 11 Aug. 3/2 All true sportsmen..rejoiced at the victory of Lord Exeter, who is, perhaps, the gamest man on the turf, invariably giving the backers of his horses a run for their money. 1879 L. Clements Shooting Adventures II. 124 Why should a dog's trial be protracted?.. It may be that the judges wish to please the owner by giving him, at any rate, a ‘run for his money’. 1908 C. E. Blaney Girl & Detective xii. 102 Give me a run for my money... Be a real sport for once and give me fair play. 1977 Times 15 Nov. 13/3 I believe the selectors may give Scott a run for his money at No. 8 on one of the regional sides. (b) To provide with a strong challenge; to provide with competition. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > challenge or challenging > challenge [verb (intransitive)] > offer a strong challenge to give (a person, etc.) a run for his (also her, etc.) money1886 1886 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 13 Sept. 6/4 Of course, he can try to realise his costs against the seven gentlemen... Well, I know if I were one of the seven I'd give him a run for his money. 1914 G. B. Shaw Dark Lady of Sonnets Pref. in Misalliance 108 If I had been born in 1556 instead of in 1856, I should have taken to blank verse and given Shakespear a harder run for his money than all the other Elizabethans put together. 1952 E. O'Neill Moon for Misbegotten i. 14 You're a wonderful fighter. Sure, you could give Jack Dempsey himself a run for his money. 1976 J. Wainwright Bastard i. 13 The old Beetle punches the rear wheels into the softness and with good tyres..this bus could give a snow-cat a run for its money. 2009 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 15 May d4/4 A home-wrecking catfight to give Uma Thurman and Daryl Hannah a run for their money. P10. U.S. colloquial. to get (also have) the run on (also upon): to get the upper hand of; to gain an advantage over; (formerly also) †to make an object of ridicule; to tease, harass (cf. run v. 13) (obsolete). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > deride, ridicule, or mock [verb (transitive)] teleeOE laughOE bismerc1000 heascenc1000 hethec1175 scornc1175 hokera1225 betell?c1225 scorn?c1225 forhushc1275 to make scorn at, toc1320 boba1382 bemow1388 lakea1400 bobby14.. triflea1450 japec1450 mock?c1450 mowc1485 to make (a) mock at?a1500 to make mocks at?a1500 scrip?a1513 illude1516 delude1526 deride1530 louta1547 to toy with ——1549–62 flout1551 skirp1568 knack1570 to fart against1574 frump1577 bourd1593 geck?a1600 scout1605 subsannate1606 railly1612 explode1618 subsannea1620 dor1655 monkeya1658 to make an ass of (someone)1680 ridicule1680 banter1682 to run one's rig upon1735 fun1811 to get the run upon1843 play1891 to poke mullock at1901 razz1918 flaunt1923 to get (or give) the razoo1926 to bust (a person's) chops1953 wolf1966 pimp1968 1843 H. B. Stowe Mayflower 198 George, that 'ere doctrine is rather of a puzzler; but you seem to think you've got the run on't. 1848 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (at cited word) ‘To get the run upon one’, is to make a butt of him; turn him into ridicule. 1859 H. E. Taliaferro Fisher's River xix. 233 Wags have the run on them, and they may as well be content and bear it. 1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang (at cited word) ‘To get the run upon any person’, to have the upper hand, or be able to laugh at them. 1908 Delta of Sigma Nu May 739 If we expand why not do it in some new institution where there are no fraternities. Get the run on the other bunches instead of letting them get the run on us. 1958 I. Blasingame Dakota Cowboy xvi. 236 Get on him and try to knock his head off with your quirt... That's the way to get the run on him—get your bluff in first! P11. Originally North American. run of (the) mine (also kiln, quarry, etc.). Used attributively (frequently hyphenated). a. Designating material produced by a mine, kiln, etc., that has not been sorted, refined, or inspected for quality. Cf. sense 47a. ΚΠ 1846 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 14 Nov. For lump or screened coal, $2 per ton... Mixed or Run of the mine, $1 61cts. per ton. 1862 Descr. Catal. Coll. Econ. Minerals of Canada 146 (table) Run of mine coal..Screened coal..Slack coal..Sample nut, pea, duff. 1915 Trans. Amer. Soc. Civil Engin. 78 1506 The crushers had been started on February 24th, to crush run-of-the-quarry stone for ballast purposes. 1943 A. W. Postel Min. Resources of Afr. (1948) v. 76 Impurities in choice lime should not run over 5%; or for run-of-the-kiln lime, over 7½%. 1972 Times 6 Oct. (World Steel Suppl.) 2/2 The constantly growing size of blast furnaces had made new demands on quality, and shipments of run-of-mine ore are no longer acceptable. 1990 Minerals Engin. 3 68 A primary jaw crusher truly capable of taking large run-of-mine or run-of-quarry rock. b. = run of the mill adj.Also in various ad hoc formations by analogy with run of the mill adj. ΚΠ 1927 Rotarian Sept. 35/1 He was just an average run-of-the-mine sort of man. 1951 Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat & Chron. 12 Sept. 14/6 Culio... A run-of-the-mob gunsel—till he runs off at the mouth! 1962 Evening Star (Washington, D.C.) 12 June a1/4 [She] bitterly accused paid officials of..conniving with night club owners to degrade and exploit run-of-the-mine exotic dancers. 1974 Guardian 17 July 10/6 Rossini and Puccini could get by..with run-of-the-scale performers, but for Verdi, Wagner, Strauss,..nothing but the best. 1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 11 Feb. c3/5 Truly dark and evil forces—not just your run-of-the-still liquor lobbyists—have infiltrated the 1993 Legislature. 2003 T. Buckles Laws of Evid. ii. 28 The interests at stake are more substantial..than those involved in a run-of-the-mine civil dispute. P12. slang (chiefly Irish English). to lose the run of oneself: to lose one's self-control; to behave in an unexpected or uncharacteristic manner. ΚΠ 1872 G. Haven & T. Russell Father Taylor xl. 185 He labored hard and drank deeply, so much so that he seemed to be rum-proof; but sometimes, like other drunkards, he lost the run of himself, though he was rarely seen to stagger. 1965 G. Fallon Sean O'Casey ix. 118 Suspicions..that he had, as we say, lost the run of himself as a result of fortune, fame and the friendship of the great. 1995 A. Enright Wig my Father Wore 50 ‘Frank's lost the run of himself,’ I said. ‘He's probably doing it for a bet.’ 2005 F. McNally Xenophobe's Guide to Irish 21 When the pair of them head off to Marbella for Easter, and they only just back from a skiing holiday in Austria, you just know they've lost the run of themselves. P13. slang (chiefly Australian). to get the run: to be dismissed from employment. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > lack of work > [verb (intransitive)] > dismiss or discharge > be dismissed or discharged to get the bag1804 to get the sack1825 swap1862 to get the boot1888 to take a walk1888 to get the run1889 to get (or have) the swap1890 to get the (big) bird1924 to get one's jotters1944 1889 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang I. 403/2 Get the run, to, (English and Australian), to be discharged. 1892 J. Miller Workingman's Paradise 2 ‘You didn't hear that my Tom got the run yesterday, did you?’ ‘Did he? What a pity! I'm very sorry,’ said Nellie. ‘Everybody'll be out of work and then what'll we all do?’ 1916 S. Ford Shorty McCabe looks 'em Over (1917) xv. 235 Even his wife's uncle, who was found drawin' down eight hundred a year as assistant janitor.., got the run. 1959 S. J. Baker Drum (1960) ii. 141 Run, get the, to be dismissed from employment. P14. Chiefly British. run of play: the course of events in a sporting fixture, usually with reference to the dominance of one team or player over the other. ΚΠ 1901 Manch. Guardian 9 Apr. 3/4 There had been no score at the interval, and the run of play had by no means prepared the spectators for the sensation that was to follow. 1906 Oxf. Mag. 31 Jan. 172/2 The score of 4-0 does not give a very good idea of the run of play, and the 'Varsity had a lot of the game all through. 1956 Times 1 Oct. 12/4 When the Germans calmed down and got together they more of less dictated the run of play. 1969 B. James England v Scotland iii. 64 The score line was a far from accurate guide to the run of play. 2004 J. Leigh & D. Woodhouse Football Lexicon (2006) 168 On local radio, perhaps understandably, the non-regional team always seem to score very much against the run of play. < as lemmas |
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