【明報專訊】This began as a racing term. In a race, a certain horse might not win but it certainly ran hard, making the winning horse work a lot harder to win the race and the money. This can be applied to other things and competitive events in which there is a hard-fought contest and the winner must perform very well to win. "Wally lost the election (競選) but he sure gave his opponent a good run for the money."