Give Somebody A Run For Their Money 是甚麼意思?

各位是否常聽到 He'll give you a run for your money. 卻不知道是甚麼意思? 字典也查不到，網路上也沒人知道? 讓中英物語與你分享 Give somebody a run for their money 的正確意思。

假設你很會打籃球，他也很會打，但你們彼此不認識對方，你問我他的籃球打得如何，我就可以說以下句子。

He'll give you a run for your money.

意思就是他很強，你們如果比賽的話雖然你應該能贏，但會有些困難，因為你們都很厲害，也就是說，此成語使用的對象通常都是精通某技能的人。

如果你想想此成語的字面意思，感覺就是 "他會讓你跑一陣子才讓你贏得錢" 的感覺，所以跟它真正的意思幾乎一模一樣，這樣子是否更容易記得 He'll give you a run for your money. 的意思呢?

以下是完整的例句:

Andy: I am going against Jerry in the basketball contest tomorrow.
Ben: Jerry is a great basketball player. I expect you to win but he will certainly give you a run for your money.

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