give a run for money

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.

give somebody a run for their money

to compete very strongly against someone who is expected to win a competition I think only Liverpool will be able to give Manchester United a run for their money next season.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ÍVarr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Yoshirou	yo-shee-ṙo:	Japanese
Adah	AY-də (English)	Biblical
Hallam	HAL-əm	English (Rare)
Gerulf	GE-ruwlf (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Indra	IN-dra (Hinduism)	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Nepali