run for the exercise

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To run for political office with little chance of success. US,colloquial
    — [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.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, exercise.

词形变化

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

词源

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