make a break for it
Example Sentences
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Even people who are in the country legally have tried to make a break for it.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025
Before then, there is a brief chase with an errant dog who has decided now is the time to make a break for it down a hill.
From Salon • Sep. 27, 2022
News accounts of the presumed efforts of the animals to make a break for it are widespread in the media.
From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 2022
Demyanchuk, her husband, son and elderly mother were among the first to make a break for it.
From Reuters • May 13, 2022
Tired of waiting, and of wondering where all that water came from, they decided to make a break for it.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
