run for it
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If he and his family stay in the house, he is afraid the rioters will come back, but he is also scared in case they are stopped as they make a run for it.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Instead of making a run for it, he resolves to hunker down until the heat is off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
She’s realer, funnier and more nuanced than that and not about to go quietly once her fairy-tale romance ends and Ivan makes a run for it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
Second-stringers Siale Taupaki and Sitiveni Havili Kaufusi also regularly clogged things up during practice, giving the Bruins reason to believe their opponents won’t be able to make much of a run for it this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2024
I decided to make a run for it, crowds and all, and pray that nobody would try to catch me.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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