run for it

VERB

fly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break disappear run take off withdraw

STRONG

abscond avoid bolt clear decamp hide hightail skedaddle skip

WEAK

clear out cut and run get away hasten away light out make a getaway make a quick exit make off run from steal away take flight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

remain stay

STRONG

confront face

WEAK

arrive obey

VERB

make off

Synonyms

WEAK

abscond bolt clear cut and run decamp depart escape fly go leave make away quit retire run run off scamper scoot skedaddle skip withdraw

Antonyms

WEAK

stay wait

Example Sentences

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“Later,” I manage to squeak, and I make a run for it.

From Literature

Once he got to the door, he’d just make a run for it.

From Literature

If only she might climb that moonlight like a ladder and make a run for it!

From Literature

He’d make a run for it if he had to.

From Literature

Instead of making a run for it, he resolves to hunker down until the heat is off.

From The Wall Street Journal