英语词汇“do a runner”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(idiom) in the sense of run away

Definition

to run away to escape trouble or to avoid paying for something

The accountant did a runner.

Synonyms

run away

I ran away from home when I was sixteen.

escape

A prisoner has escaped from a jail in Northern England.

flee

He slammed the bedroom door behind him and fled.

take off

He took off at once and headed home.

bolt

They caught the horse 200 yards from where it had bolted.

run off

He then ran off towards a nearby underground railway station.

clear out

`Clear out!' he bawled, `This is private property.'

beat it (slang)

Beat it before it's too late.

abscond

A dozen inmates have absconded from the jail in the past year.

decamp

Bugsy decided to decamp to Hollywood from New York.

take flight

hook it (slang)

scarper (British, slang)

I've never seen anyone scarper so fast.

cut and run (informal)

make a run for it

do a bunk (British, slang)

scram (informal)

fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal)

show a clean pair of heels

skedaddle (informal)

take a powder (US, Canadian, slang)

take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang)

See runner

单词	do a runner
释义	do a runner phrase If someone does a runner, they leave a place in a hurry, for example in order to escape arrest or to avoid paying for something. [British, informal] At this point, the accountant did a runner–with all my bank statements, expensesand receipts. Synonyms: run away, escape, flee, take off More Synonyms of do a runner See full dictionary entry for runner do a runner in British English slang to run away in order to escape trouble or to avoid paying for something See full dictionary entry for runner Examples of 'do a runner' in a sentence do a runner He enjoys it at first, but then pushes her away and does a runner. The Sun (2008) (idiom) in the sense of run away Definition to run away to escape trouble or to avoid paying for something The accountant did a runner. Synonyms run away I ran away from home when I was sixteen. escape A prisoner has escaped from a jail in Northern England. flee He slammed the bedroom door behind him and fled. take off He took off at once and headed home. bolt They caught the horse 200 yards from where it had bolted. run off He then ran off towards a nearby underground railway station. clear out `Clear out!' he bawled, `This is private property.' beat it (slang) Beat it before it's too late. abscond A dozen inmates have absconded from the jail in the past year. decamp Bugsy decided to decamp to Hollywood from New York. take flight hook it (slang) scarper (British, slang) I've never seen anyone scarper so fast. cut and run (informal) make a run for it do a bunk (British, slang) scram (informal) fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal) show a clean pair of heels skedaddle (informal) take a powder (US, Canadian, slang) take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang) See runner Seerun away Nearby words of do a runner dizzy do do a bunk do a runner do away with someone do away with something do for something or someone Synonyms of 'do a runner' do a runner Explore 'do a runner' in the dictionary
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