dead run en · NOUN
Meanings
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Coming as fast as one can, often in a harried state.
When she saw smoke coming from the kitchen, the old woman came in on the dead run to remove the burned loaf of bread from the oven.
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When she saw smoke coming from the kitchen, the old woman came in on the dead run to remove the burned loaf of bread from the oven.