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give someone (the) rundown
give someone (the) rundown
To tell someone details about or a brief summary of a given event or situation. Sorry I missed the meeting this morning—could you give me a rundown of what was discussed? Mary gave John the rundown on the championship match.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| 'Aamir | | - | Arabic |
| Melchior | | MEL-khee-awr (Dutch), MEL-kyawr (English) | Dutch, Judeo-Christian Legend |
| Dotty | | DAHT-ee | English |
| Mikey | | MIE-kee | English |
| Stig | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
| Koralo | | ko-RAH-lo | Esperanto |