English Dictionary

run like a dry creek

動詞

アメリカ英語 口語

(simile, US, colloquial, politics) To run for political office with little chance of success. / (simile, US, colloquial) To run (in various senses) badly or not at all.

日本語の意味

政治職に立候補するが、成功の可能性がほとんどない（政治的な文脈で用いられる比喩表現） / （様々な意味で）走る、動作する際に非常に悪い状態であったり、全く機能しないこと

Despite the long odds, she decided to run like a dry creek for mayor to bring attention to neighborhood safety issues.

勝つ見込みがほとんどないにもかかわらず、彼女は地域の安全問題に注目を集めるために市長選に立候補することにした。

意味（1）

(simile, US, colloquial, politics) To run for political office with little chance of success.

The Scripps-Howard newspapers, which are supporting Eisenhower, criticized Ike for running like a dry creek.

意味（2）

(simile, US, colloquial) To run (in various senses) badly or not at all.

The League knew little about lobbving and its cash flow ran like a dry creek. Small and big business were against a consumer cooperative bank bill.

runs like a dry creek （ present singular third-person ）

running like a dry creek （ participle present ）

ran like a dry creek （ past ）

run like a dry creek （ participle past ）