to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to take flight; to disappear
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to disperse; to scatter and flee
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
way out; means to escape; escape route
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
hit-and-run (causing personal injury)
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
running away; escaping on foot
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
road mirage; water mirage
hit-and-run accident causing property damage
breaking off contact with someone after having sex with them; wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am; hit it and quit it; fuck and chuck
making first base after an uncaught third strike
stealing a ride; stolen ride
leaving a pub, restaurant, etc. without having paid for one's drinks
selling out before the price drops (usu. shares); selling at the top of the market
escape!; flee!; run away!
the biggest fish is always the one that got away
clearance groove; under cut
ping pong dash; ding dong dash
clearance groove; under cut
profiting by escaping (from punishment, payment, etc.)
cheating by hiding a card one has been dealt (so that one can claim one wasn't dealt the correct number of cards)