have a good run for your money

Related to word: run

Idiom

Definition

  1. To have an experience that is enjoyable and worthwhile; to feel that one's time or effort has been well spent.

    • Although we lost the game, we certainly gave them a good run for their money.

    • I think this job offers so many opportunities and I feel like I'm getting a good run for my money.

    • She said that even though she put in a lot of effort in college, she felt she had learned a great deal, so she had a good run for her money.