Idiom
good run
Meaning
Success over an extended period.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We had a good run with this old car.”
“After ten years of success, the band decided to stop touring, knowing they had a good run.”
“Although the company eventually faced bankruptcy, the founders acknowledged they had a good run during the industry's most profitable decade.”
Examples
simple
“We had a good run with this old car.”
contextual
“After ten years of success, the band decided to stop touring, knowing they had a good run.”
complex
“Although the company eventually faced bankruptcy, the founders acknowledged they had a good run during the industry's most profitable decade.”
Origin
The expression is theatrical in origin, referring to the duration of a play's performance schedule. A production that remains on the stage for a significant period is said to have had a good run.
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