run a temperature

run a temperature
run a fever & run a temperature
to have a body temperature higher than normal; to have a fever. •

I ran a fever when I had the flu.

The baby is running a temperature and is grouchy.

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{v. phr.} To have a body temperature that is above normal; have a fever. * /Jimmy didn't look ill, although he was running a temperature./ * /We took the baby to the doctor because he was running a temperature./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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