skip town

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skip town

verb skips town · skipping town · skipped town

informal To abscond from one's place of residence suddenly, without warning. The suspect skipped town when he found out the police were going to raid his apartment.

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verb abscond from one's place of residence suddenly

中文	跑路 pǎolù, 跑掉 pǎodiào, 潛逃 /潜逃 qiántáo, 逃匿 táonì
Deutsch	das Weite suchen, die Kurve kratzen, sich aus dem Staub machen, von der Bildfläche verschwinden

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@misc{skip_town_2026,
  title = {skip town},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skip%20town},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}