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run its course



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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]
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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.

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"The game had run its course so when the bench came on it was pretty clear what we had to do," said Sherratt.

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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.

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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.

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Despite Atomic Kitten's protests, the magic may have run its course.

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