run for the exercise

English

Etymology

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

Verb

run for the exercise (third-person singular simple present runs for the exercise, present participle running for the exercise, simple past ran for the exercise, past participle run for the exercise)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run,‎ exercise.
(simile, US, colloquial, politics) To run for political office with little chance of success.
- 1991, The Hotline (volume 4, issues 127-148, page 3)
  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"

Related terms

run like a dry creek

单词	run for the exercise
释义	run for the exercise English Etymology A pun on two senses of run: to run for election and to travel quickly on foot. Verb run for the exercise (third-person singular simple present runs for the exercise, present participle running for the exercise, simple past ran for the exercise, past participle run for the exercise) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run,‎ exercise. (simile, US, colloquial, politics) To run for political office with little chance of success. 1991, The Hotline (volume 4, issues 127-148, page 3) 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" Related terms run like a dry creek
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