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Discover Ludwig"dummy run" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is usually used as a way to test or practice something as if it were for real. For example: We will do a dummy run of the presentation in order to make sure everything runs smoothly on the day.
Dictionary
dummy run
noun
A trial or practice before the real attempt.
synonyms
Exact(53)
I would recommend the dummy run to anyone.
The following excerpts have been obtained from a "dummy run" filmed through the past week.
Spring almost seems a rehearsal, a dummy run for the grown-up stuff of summer.
The answer is that this was a pop-culture proxy war against Clinton, a dummy run.
It goes down but Nowell's dummy run sells the defence and Burrell takes it, bursting through and stretching over.
We're OK, we say, but agree to a dummy run through the woods to practise the route before the light goes.
Similar(7)
Declarer ruffed in the dummy, ran the spade queen, played a spade to his ace, ruffed a heart and claimed his eighth trick with the diamond queen.
Declarer won with her ace, ruffed a heart in the dummy, ran the club queen successfully and played a club to the king and ace.
Otherwise, a few dummy runs can help settle the nerves and you can even watch auctions online via the Essential Information Group website to get a feel for the process.
There were rapid pass-and-move sessions in small groups, but with a twist: every player was also making dummy runs, sudden sprints and frequent changes of direction.
He actually played a club to his ace, cashed the club king (pitching a heart from the dummy), ruffed a club in the dummy, ran the spade jack and played a spade to his ace.
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