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give you a run for money

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give you a run for your money

to be as good at something as someone who is known to be extremely good. He was a very good actor and could have given any professional a run for his money.

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give up
give up as a bad job
give up on
give up the ghost
give walking papers
give way
give way to

give you a run for money
give you the creeps
give you the willies
give-and-take
give/hand to on a plate
give/hand to on a platter
give/pay lip service to
give/quote chapter and verse

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