Question

Run —
(1) I must run fast to catch up with him.
(2) Our team scored a goal against the run of play.
(3) You can’t run over him like that.
(4) The newly released book is enjoying a popular run.
(5) This film is a run-of-the-mill production.

Hint:

Check whether the core word retains its individual meaning in idioms; if it’s purely part of a fixed phrase, it may not count in polysemy questions.

Answer 1

Options (1) to (4) are valid uses of "run" in literal and idiomatic contexts: - (1) Literal meaning: move fast on foot.
- (2) Idiom: "against the run of play" (sports phrase).
- (3) Phrasal verb "run over" meaning physically pass over or figuratively dominate.
- (4) "A popular run" refers to a period of popularity.
Option (5) "run-of-the-mill" is correct idiomatically but here "run" is not acting independently — it’s part of a fixed compound where its base meaning is absent.