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What is another word for run away?

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To retreat from something frightening or dangerous

To avoid facing up to a difficult situation

To leave a relationship in order to establish another one

To abandon someone or something

To be liberated or freed from (something)

To achieve a big or easy victory

To play truant

To retreat from something frightening or dangerous

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To retreat from something frightening or dangerous

show a clean pair of heels

do a disappearing act

take a long walk on a short pier

go and jump in the lake

have it away on one's toes

go absent without leave

run like scared rabbit

leave holding the bag

go and chase yourself

get out of my sight

get out of someone's clutches

balk^US

baulk^UK

make like a tree and get out of here

make like a tree and leave

issue

exeunt

go back over the same ground

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“Arthur Morgan would run away from the O'Driscolls who were shooting at him.”

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To avoid facing up to a difficult situation

“His sister told him that he had to clear up the mess he had created rather than run away from it.”

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To leave a relationship in order to establish another one

elope with

run off with

“There have been instances where young lasses have decided to run away with their beau to escape from poverty.”

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To abandon someone or something

“Maximo wasn't the kind of man who would run away from his responsibilities.”

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To be liberated or freed from (something)

do a disappearing act

show a clean pair of heels

make good one's escape

beat a retreat

break away from

get out of someone's clutches

make

slip through your fingers

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“Suzy had decided that it was time to run away from her abusive parents.”

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To achieve a big or easy victory

“The local team would run away with a big win over their long-time rivals.”

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To play truant

stay away from school

take French leave from

sit back and do nothing

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To retreat from something frightening or dangerous

go like a bat out of hell

plough^UK

plow^US

move like greased lightning

put on a burst of speed

go at breakneck speed

go like greased lightning

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