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idiomrun sb/sth close BrEBrEto nearly be as good as someone or something else, or to nearly beat them in a competition, game etc:Though Conrad's 'Narcissus' runs it close, 'Crime and Punishment' remains for me the most exciting and accessible novel in the world.Roadside Picnic won the Best New Band award, but Pinski Zoo definitely ran them close.run sb/sth a close second: Sinn Fein did not do as well as the SDLP in most areas, but it ran it a very close second in some areas.
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