make a run for it
idiom
: to run away to avoid being captured
The robbers heard the police sirens and made a run for it.
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Apart from this one-off event, Jonas isn’t really trying to make a run for it.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2023
Advertisement Zac Steele, Troup County’s emergency management director, said the storm damaged the enclosures, allowing the tigers an opportunity to make a run for it.
—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023
That allowed Bear to slip his collar and make a run for it.
—Nicholas Katzban, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2022
The Purge add an excellent bit of tension in trying to figure out when to team up and when to make a run for it to the escape hatch to win the game.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 May 2021
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2023
Advertisement Zac Steele, Troup County’s emergency management director, said the storm damaged the enclosures, allowing the tigers an opportunity to make a run for it.
—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023
That allowed Bear to slip his collar and make a run for it.
—Nicholas Katzban, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2022
The Purge add an excellent bit of tension in trying to figure out when to team up and when to make a run for it to the escape hatch to win the game.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 May 2021
See All Example Sentences for make a run for it
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“Make a run for it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20run%20for%20it. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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