run a fever
run a fever
To have an abnormally high body temperature (a fever), which is indicative of or caused by illness; to have a fever. After my toddler was lethargic all day, I begin to worry that she was running a fever.
See also: fever, run
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
run a fever and run a temperature
to have a body temperature higher than normal; to have a fever. I ran a fever when I had the flu. The baby is running a temperature and is grouchy.
See also: and, fever, run, temperature
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
run a fever
Also, run a temperature. Suffer from a body temperature higher than normal, as in She was running a fever so I kept her home from school. These idioms use run in the sense of "cause to move," in this case upward. [Early 1900s]
See also: fever, run
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- run a fever and run a temperature
- run a temperature
- have/run a temperature
- pep talk
- a pep talk
- only just
- doldrums
- be in the doldrums
- cooperate on (something) with (someone or something)
- cooperate with (someone or something) on (something)