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idiomgive sb a run for his/her moneyto do very well in a sport or activity, even though the person or team you are competing with is much better than you, and will probably win or be the best ◆ often used in newspapers, on television news etc:Reinach said, "I couldn't believe it - this was my first time at Wimbledon and suddenly I was winning the first set and giving Martina a run for her money."Denholm Elliot did not mind playing less important characters - he certainly gave Harrison Ford and Sean Connery a run for their money in 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'.
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