run like a dry creek

== English == === Etymology === A pun on two senses of run: to flow (as in "running water") and to stand for election. === Verb === run like a dry creek (third-person singular simple present runs like a dry creek, present participle running like a dry creek, simple past ran like a dry creek, past participle run like a dry creek) (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. ==== Related terms ==== run for the exercise === See also === could not get elected dogcatcher