make a run for it
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make a run for it
Rhymes with -ɪt
verb makes a run for it · making a run for it · made a run for it
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To attempt to escape; to flee; to run away.
An explosion! All’s over—I have nothing to do but to make a run for it.
Similar: have a run for it, make a break for it, make a dash for it
- To run so as to avoid being late. [...] he began to go over in his mind the many occasions on which he had heard that toll coming faintly down the breeze, and had to pack his rod in a hurry and make a run for it, to get in before the gates were shut.
Talk about this word "make a run for it." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/make%20a%20run%20for%20it. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. make a run for it. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/make%20a%20run%20for%20it "make a run for it." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/make%20a%20run%20for%20it.Cite this
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title = {make a run for it},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/make%20a%20run%20for%20it},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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