1862 Sept. 371 The world had esteemed him when he first made good his running with the Lady Fanny.
1871 A. Trollope viii. 97 He lies as a matter of course,..thinking that it is by lies chiefly that he must make his running good.
1897 May 206/1 They did not mean to stay much longer, and Tebaldo was doing his best to make good his running in the short time that remained.