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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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give sb. a run for his money

0When the badminton player is doing everything to keep the shuttlecock off the floor on his side of the net, and doing a very good job of 01b00giving his opponent a run for his money02b00, he is "on fire." It can also be used to describe a team, someone who 01u00cleans up on the stock market02u00, or a preacher in a pulpit.02br
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00First, I've seen the phrase in bold a few times when descrbing a badminton game, and I'm not quite sure what it means. Does it mean "giving his opponent a hard time in winning the prize?"02br
00Second, I've never seen "cleans up on the stock market" before. Does it mean "win wisely a great amount of money on the stock market?"0-
  

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02br 02br 00First, I've seen the phrase in bold a few times when descrbing a badminton game, and I'm not quite sure what it means. "00 Yes, that's the idea. 02br 00Second, I've never seen "cleans up on the stock market" before.

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01font00When the badminton player is doing everything to keep the shuttlecock off the floor on his side of the net, and doing a very good job of 01b00giving his opponent a run for his money02b00, he is "on fire." It can also be used to describe a team, someone who 01u00cleans up on the stock market02
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