"a run for your money" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 激烈竞争
• 值得一拼的对手

Definition

如果你让某人有“a run for your money”，你和他们竞争得非常激烈，让他们难以轻易获胜。还可以表示某事比预期更有挑战或更有价值。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式表达，常在体育、商业等竞争场合使用。是夸奖对方有实力，比赛激烈。与实际的钱无关，而是指竞争激烈。典型用法是 'give someone a run for their money'。

Examples

The new player gave the champion a run for his money.

新选手让冠军感受到了**激烈竞争**。

We will give the other team a run for their money.

我们会让对手**拼尽全力**才能赢。

That small store really gives the big chains a run for their money.

那家小店真的让大型连锁店**压力很大**。

She may not win, but she'll definitely give them a run for their money.

她可能赢不了，但她肯定会让他们**全力以赴**。

That puzzle really gave me a run for my money.

那个谜题真的让我**花了很多力气**。

Wow, that movie gave my favorite action film a run for its money!

哇，那部电影真的**快赶上**我最喜欢的动作片了！