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one's race is run

one's race is run phrase: one's life has reached its end; one is dead or soon to die.

Phrase

one's race is run

  1. One's life has reached its end; one is dead or soon to die.

Questions about one's race is run

What does one's race is run mean?
One's race is run means one's life has reached its end; one is dead or soon to die.
What part of speech is one's race is run?
One's race is run is a phrase.

Words near one's race is run in the dictionary

  1. one's lips are sealed
  2. one's name is mud
  3. one's own boss
  4. one's own master
  5. one's place
  6. one's race is run
  7. one's self
  8. one's ship comes in
  9. one's socks off
  10. one's stomach thinks one's throat has been cut
  11. one's teeth water

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