No, it is a PUN.
Puns are plays on words, where you use a word or phrase which sounds like another one with a different meaning.
In this case "running" - when you talk about a machine, running means working; when you talk about living things, running means moving faster than a walk.
Prince Albert...Your Refrigerator Is Running was created in 1998.
The phrase "My refrigerator is running well since we had it fixed" is an example of personification, a type of figurative language where human characteristics are attributed to inanimate objects. In this case, the refrigerator is being described as "running," which is a human action. This personification adds a playful or humorous element to the statement.
An idiom is a phrase that makes no sense unless you know the definition. Can a nose actually run somewhere? No, so this is an idiom.
Is your refrigerator running?
The running refrigerator motor is using electrical energy to power the motor, which in turn drives the compressor to cool the refrigerator.
An example of an idiom in "The Bean Trees" is "out of the blue," which means something unexpected or sudden.
the runaround
If you are exhausted but keep going anyway, you are running on empty.
To include an idiom in an example sentence, simply incorporate the idiom naturally into the sentence to convey a figurative meaning. For example, "She had a chip on her shoulder" is an idiom meaning she was easily offended or held a grudge.
"The idiom 'that just kills' is hardly appropriate at a funeral."
Any phrase that means exactly what it seems to mean is a NON-example. "The table was made of wood" is not an idiom.
The average cost of running a Samsung refrigerator depends on the energy usage. Older models do not run as efficiently as newer models. For example, a refrigerator made in 1997 used roughly 200 more kWh per year than one made in 2004. Running the 2004 refrigerator would use approximately 460 kWh, costing roughly $50 per year.