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run away
verb
to take flight; escape
to go away; depart
(of a horse) to gallop away uncontrollably
to abscond or elope with
he ran away with his boss's daughter
to make off with; steal
to escape from the control of
his enthusiasm ran away with him
to win easily or be assured of victory in (a competition)
he ran away with the race
noun
a person or animal that runs away
( as modifier )
a runaway horse
the act or an instance of running away
(modifier) occurring as a result of the act of eloping
a runaway wedding
(modifier) (of a race, victory, etc) easily won
a runaway ten-shot victory
Idioms and Phrases
Flee, escape, as in Our dog is no watchdog; he runs away from strangers , or Our six-year-old said he'd run away from home . [Late 1300s]
Also, run off . Leave secretly, especially to elope, as in She ran away from home when she was only thirteen , or They ran off to Maryland and got married by a justice of the peace . [Early 1600s]
it won't run away . An object, activity, or issue will not disappear, as in You can leave, but when you come back the mess in the kitchen will still be there—it won't run away, you know! This jocular assurance of permanence dates from the late 1800s. Also see run away with .
Example Sentences
I was constantly overlapping relationships, always either running away from someone or toward someone else.
When her body started burning, he poured the rest of the liquid on her and ran away.
Aiden Markram flogged 86 in 55 balls with England failing to make a breakthrough until he was spectacularly caught by Smith with the winning line only 11 runs away.
Just after she tells Hank that she wants to be with a man who can handle his sh*t, Yvonne adds, “If you run away from what you’re afraid of, then it owns you.”
After leaving the school at 16, he ran away to London because his home life was still unstable.
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