to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
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
way out; means to escape; escape route
to run about trying to escape
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to take flight; to disappear
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
running away; escaping on foot
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
hit-and-run (causing personal injury)
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
quitting while one is ahead
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
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
reaching first base safely due to opponent's error
stealing a ride; stolen ride
breaking off contact with someone after having sex with them; wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am; hit it and quit it; fuck and chuck
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
leaving a pub, restaurant, etc. without having paid for one's drinks
fly-by-night arranger; person who helps others flee creditors
selling out before the price drops (usu. shares); selling at the top of the market
the biggest fish is always the one that got away
escape valve; release valve; relief valve
profiting by escaping (from punishment, payment, etc.)
ping pong dash; ding dong dash
clearance groove; under cut
cheating by hiding a card one has been dealt (so that one can claim one wasn't dealt the correct number of cards)