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run a temperature

idiom

To have a fever.


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  1. 01

    assume room temperature

    To die; to be killed.

  2. 02

    break into a run

    To start running.

  3. 03

    common run

    Ordinary persons, things, or events.

  4. 04

    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.

  5. 05

    dummy run

    A trial or practice before the real attempt.

  6. 06

    good run

    Success over an extended period.

  7. 07

    hit and run

    Sexual intercourse followed by a prompt departure; a one-night stand.

  8. 08

    hold with the hare and run with the hounds

    To oppose an action or behavior and yet engage in the same action or behavior; to be a hypocrite.

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