run for it

idiom

informal
: to run to avoid being caught
It's the cops! Run for it!

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Jaguar sports cars would give James Bond’s Aston Martin a run for it down country roads!); and that (b) employees would receive market-rate compensation, many of them with equity incentives; and that (c) the sale of government assets would produce a fiscal windfall for Mrs. Thatcher’s budget. Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 17 Sep. 2024 Officers started retaking control of the hall by 2:45 p.m. Lawmakers and police officers argued inside about whether to run for it. Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024 Soon, Shauna pulls the Queen and makes a run for it. Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 May 2023 Apart from this one-off event, Jonas isn’t really trying to make a run for it. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for run for it

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“Run for it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20for%20it. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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