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common run

idiom
Meaning

Ordinary persons, things, or events.


Examples
SIMPLE

He is not just one of the common run of students.

CONTEXTUAL

The new restaurant offers dishes far better than the common run of local diners.

COMPLEX

While most of the common run of politicians focus on short-term popularity, she consistently prioritizes long-term reform for the benefit of the entire country.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    break into a run

    To start running.

  2. 02

    common ground

    A characteristic or interest shared by multiple people or systems; any belief, etc. held in common.

  3. 03

    common or garden variety

    An ordinary, standard kind.

  4. 04

    common purse

    A shared or community fund.

  5. 05

    common touch

    The personal quality of showing understanding of and sympathy for the concerns of ordinary people; rapport with and acceptance by ordinary people, usually in a celebrity or leader.

  6. 06

    dry run

    A practice or rehearsal; especially, one that goes through all the motions of a physical process but without the raw material or workpiece present.

  7. 07

    dummy run

    A trial or practice before the real attempt.

  8. 08

    good run

    Success over an extended period.

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