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run its course
Idioms and Phrases
Proceed to its logical or natural conclusion, as in The doctor said the cold would probably run its course within a week . This idiom employs course in the sense of “an onward movement in a particular path.†[Second half of 1500s]Example Sentences
But he was prescient: The market turned in positive returns in seven of the next 10 years, and embarked on a record-breaking bull run that may not yet have run its course.
"The game had run its course so when the bench came on it was pretty clear what we had to do," said Sherratt.
While his departure at the end of last season seemed unusual from the outside, there was a feeling Moyes' time at the London Stadium had run its course, with fans calling for a more progressive style.
Instead, the election revealed that America’s political realignment is just about settled and that the neoliberal project, as we know it, has run its course.
Despite Atomic Kitten's protests, the magic may have run its course.
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