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Meanings of run away in inglês

português
meter o rabo entre as pernas
catalão
escapolir-se

Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run.

meter o rabo entre as pernas

Leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.

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Examples for "flee"
Examples for "flee"
1
Heavy rains set off landslides and forced thousands to flee their homes.
The Irish Times
2
We are civilians, our sole power is to flee, Abdullahi Bile said.
Reuters
3
Bond funds would normally attract interest when people flee the stock market.
Reuters
4
She said she wanted to flee and join Choi in South Korea.
The Irish Times
5
Some believe IS fighters might flee to remote areas in the south.
BBC
1
NK: Today we have not heard any reports of diseases break out.
Radio NZ
2
It began to break out in ugly blisters; I was in despair.
Vanished Arizona: Recollections of the Army Life by a New Englan...
3
Riots suddenly break out in Barcelona; they are instigated by the Jesuits.
The Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic Interpretation
4
Cisco does not break out financial results for the home networking business.
Reuters
5
Officers want to speak to anyone who saw the row break out.
The Irish Times
1
Barnes and Meldrum hope the Falcon Project will take flight next spring.
Reuters
2
Crystal Warren saw the remains of her space enthusiast brother-in-law take flight.
Reuters
3
Ellis watched the sparrows all take flight, flying south as one flock.
Hollow World
4
The flying machine shook as though it were about to take flight.
On a Torn-Away World; Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake
5
I take flight to the library, and devote those hours to you.
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 12
Usage of run away in inglês
1
Common sense: I was supposed to run away, yell for help, etc.
The Sea of Monsters
2
Officials said he had run away from his family after an argument.
The Guardian
3
Tell her she should run away to sea and become a pirate.
Pegasus
4
You said you had no idea he was going to run away.
Lily of the Nile
5
She wanted to believe Race's beautiful vision-thatthey could run away together.
Cold springs
6
He is run away in fear to hide in the Barrington quarry.
The Sleuth of St. James's Square
7
Mays couldn't run away; without his reaction pistols he was quite helpless.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
8
She must have run away from home a dozen times, maybe more.
Zeitoun
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Boukpeti, 27, was one good run away from becoming a national hero.
The Guardian
10
No way was he going to let her run away from him.
Witch blood
11
She would not run away; she would see through his rough form.
Servant of a dark god
12
Second City doesn't pay, so I run away and join the circus.
Black is the new white
13
A voice inside told him to run away, very fast, right now.
The Pilo Family Circus
14
He couldn't understand why she wanted to run away - to travel.
The new yorker
15
If you try to run away I'll track you down, said Nick.
Crazy for the storm: a memoir of survival
16
People must learn to prevent catastrophes, not to run away from them.
Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations
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