run for it

Idioms and Phrases

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 .

Example Sentences

He told the news service that his friend was driving when they saw the “red and blue lights” of the CHP squad car and the driver “decided just to run for it.”

From Los Angeles Times

But it’s as if fentanyl has taken her prisoner, and they can’t convince her to make a run for it.

From Los Angeles Times

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

"When you see that space you’ve got to run for it," he added.

From BBC

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

Related Words

• break
• disappear
• run
• take off
• withdraw