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have a run for it

have a run for it verb: synonym of make a run for it.

Verb

have a run for it (third-person singular simple present has a run for it, present participle having a run for it, simple past and past participle had a run for it)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of make a run for it.

Synonyms of have a run for it

Forms of have a run for it

third-person singular presenthas a run for it
present participlehaving a run for it
past participlehad a run for it
pasthad a run for it

Questions about have a run for it

What does have a run for it mean?
Have a run for it means synonym of make a run for it.
What part of speech is have a run for it?
Have a run for it is a verb.
What is the past tense of have a run for it?
The past tense of have a run for it is had a run for it.

Words near have a run for it in the dictionary

  1. have a point
  2. have a poor time of it
  3. have a pop at
  4. have a quiet word
  5. have a rough time of it
  6. have a run for it
  7. have a safe trip home
  8. have a say
  9. have a screw loose
  10. have a seat
  11. have a shit

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