Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

run for the exercise

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: run -for the ex-er-cise
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To run for political office with little chance of success.

American usage; Colloquial

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, exercise.

Example Sentences

"[I]f Rockefeller wanted to run for the exercise, [Democrats] reasoned, let him kill himself off and clear the way for a more regular Republican in the next election."
"BENTSEN: SAYS HE WON'T RUN "FOR THE EXERCISE" "Asked about the 1992 presidential race, Bentsen said he would not run as a sacrificial lamb so that the [Dems] would have a credible candidate and avoid a humiliating defeat""

Etymology

A pun on two senses of run: to run for election and to travel quickly on foot.

Usage

American usage
Colloquial

Inflected Forms

runs for the exercise (present, singular) running for the exercise (participle, present) ran for the exercise (past)

Phrases

run like a dry creek

Frequently Paired Words

run like a dry creek

Questions

What does run for the exercise mean?: To run for political office with little chance of success.
Where does run for the exercise come from?: A pun on two senses of run: to run for election and to travel quickly on foot.

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