“run of”

The following 6 entries include the term run of.

run-of-paper

adjective

: to be placed anywhere in a newspaper at the option of the editor

run-of-the-mill

adjective

: not outstanding in quality or rarity : average, ordinary

run-of-the-mine

adjective

: not graded

run-of-river

adjective

: operating on the flow of the river without modification by upstream storage

average/normal/general/usual run of

idiom

: the usual or normal kind of (person or thing)

the run of

idiom

: the freedom to go anywhere or do anything one wants in (a place)


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