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be in the running

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be in the running

if you are in the running for something, you are in a good position to win it or achieve it. This film must be in the running for a Best Picture Oscar. (often + for)

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be in the picture
be in the pink
be in the pipeline
be in the public eye
be in the pudding club
be in the red
be in the right place at the right time

be in the running
be in the saddle
be in the same ballpark
be in the same boat
be in the soup
be in the spotlight
be in the thick of
be in the throes of

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