Talk:run up the score

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run up the score[edit]

--Connel MacKenzie 08:00, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Seems more precise than would be predicted from run up + the score; this is not simply an accumulation of points but an unsporting accumulation of points by the winning side. At least that sense (which is the one given) is the only one present in the first page of b.g.c. hits. While the losing side might engage in similar behavior, scoring as many points as possible even when all hope is lost, it appears that this wouldn't be called "running up the score." Therefore this seems to pass the fried egg test. -- Visviva 15:40, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Right, what only the winning side can do. Keep. DAVilla 12:14, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm just going to run up the score of keep votes here. bd2412 T 20:07, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Also used figuratively in non-sports contexts. DCDuring 21:52, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]


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