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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ela (1)	-	Polish
Klara	KLAH-rah (German, Russian, Polish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian
Absolon	ab-so-LAWN	French
Mukesh	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali
Blanton	['blæntən]
Vasiliy	vah-SEE-lee	Russian