run for it

Idioms  

1. Also, run for one's life. Depart as fast as possible, either to escape danger or to reach something quickly. For example, You'd better run for it before the teacher catches you, or The bully is coming after you—run for your life! The for it in the first term almost certainly means “for one's life”—that is, to save one's life, a usage that can be literal or hyperbolic. Also see for dear life; make a break for it.

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run for it

Reunited with her mate it did not take long for the pair to make another run for it.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 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

The party was set to nominate the first Black candidate for president and his very close primary competitor, Hillary Clinton, was the first woman to make a serious run for it.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 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

Part of me felt like throwing the stupid fish and making a run for it.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

Related Words

• break
• disappear
• run
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