Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is give someone a run for their money and it’s meaning is “to make someone (who is exceptionally good at something) try very hard to outperform you in a competitive situation as you are also as good as that person”.
Example Sentence: India head coach Ravi Shastri, in a chat moderated by senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai on the Sony Sports India FB page on Tuesday, said the Indian squad which emerged champion in the World Championship of Cricket (WCC) in 1985 could have given the current Virat Kohli-led side “a run for their money”.
This phrase is present in The Hindu Sports article India’s WCC side could have given Kohli’s team ‘a run for their money’ and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu.
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