have a run of



have a run of something

Fig. to have a continuous series of events. (Especially bad luck.) I had a run of bad luck at the casino. The city had a run of serious crimes that angered the citizens. The company had a run of huge sales increases over the last few years.
See also: have, of, run

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Orville['ɔ:vil]
Tyler['tailə]
Ognjen-Croatian, Serbian
KobusKO-busDutch
Aila-Finnish
OscarAHS-kər (English)English, Irish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, Irish My