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Verb

Past tense for to leave somewhere hurriedly

beat a hasty retreat

made a run for it

made a break for it

headed for the hills

made a quick exit

showed a clean pair of heels

did a disappearing act

made oneself scarce

did a moonlight flit

took to your heels

took French leave

absented yourself

went on the lam

took it on the lam

made your escape

did a vanishing act

made quick exit

made a sharp exit

extricated oneself

stepped on the gas

departed suddenly

departed secretly

made a quick getaway

made a dash for it

left in the lurch

left holding the bag

left high and dry

ran like scared rabbit

went like lightning

took on the lam

broke away from

slipped through your fingers

beaten a hasty retreat

done a disappearing act

taken French leave

done a moonlight flit

taken it on the lam

gone on the lam

beaten a retreat

slung your hook

abstracted oneself

disappeared from

hopped the stick

packed your bags

hopped the twig

taken to your heels

got out of my sight

said your goodbyes

absented oneself from

betaken oneself

done a vanishing act

shifted one's ground

headed out from

removed oneself

shut oneself away in

gone and jump in the lake

setted out from

took yourself off

gone jump in the lake

took oneself off from

cut and run from

shut oneself away

taken yourself off

went and jump in the lake

pulled up stakes

cleared out from

taken oneself off from

secluded oneself

went jump in the lake

broken away from

gotten away with

taken on the lam

gone like lightning

run for the hills

bailed out from

changed loyalties

took your leave of

revolted against

disengaged from

made oneself scarce from

changed allegiances

headed off from

changed your mind

fallen away from

slipped out from

took a long walk on a short pier

checked out from

taken a long walk on a short pier

run like scared rabbit

gone over the fence

taken your leave of

said goodbye to

gotten under way

cleared off from

removed oneself from

gotten a move on

got on your bike

went over the fence

pulled out from

gone and chase yourself

went and chase yourself

gotten cracking

went to one's room

gone to one's room

ran for the hills

done a bunk from

did a bunk from

gave the slip to

taken leave from

given the slip to

took leave from

took a hike from

taken a hike from

went absent without leave

gone absent without leave

gone over to the enemy

went over to the enemy

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“Apparently prisoners quite often used to do a runner out of court after hearing their sentence.”

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