run its course

run its course
{v. phr.} To fulfill a normal development; terminate a normal period. * /Your flu will run its course; in a few days you'll be back on your feet./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • run its course — run/take/its course phrase to develop in the usual way and reach a natural end The doctor said we just had to let the disease run its course. Thesaurus: to come to an endsynonym Main entry: course * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • run its course — index cease Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • run its course — if something runs its course, it continues naturally until it has finished. Many people believe that feminism has run its course. The doctor insisted I rest for a few days while the infection ran its course …   New idioms dictionary

  • run its course — go until it stops, take its course    We don t have a cure for a cold. It will just have to run its course …   English idioms

  • run its course — {v. phr.} To fulfill a normal development; terminate a normal period. * /Your flu will run its course; in a few days you ll be back on your feet./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • run\ its\ course — v. phr. To fulfill a normal development; terminate a normal period. Your flu will run its course; in a few days you ll be back on your feet …   Словарь американских идиом

  • have run its course — index close (terminate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • take its course — run/take/its course phrase to develop in the usual way and reach a natural end The doctor said we just had to let the disease run its course. Thesaurus: to come to an endsynonym Main entry: course * * * run/take …   Useful english dictionary

  • run (or take) its course — complete its natural development without interference. → course …   English new terms dictionary

  • run — run1 W1S1 [rʌn] v past tense ran [ræn] past participle run present participle running ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move quickly using your legs)¦ 2¦(race)¦ 3¦(organize/be in charge of )¦ 4¦(do something/go somewhere quickly)¦ 5¦(buses/trains etc)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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