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eat and run

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eat and run
Fig. to eat a meal or a snack quickly and then leave. Well, I hate to eat and run but I have to take care of some errands. I don't invite John to dinner anymore because he always has some excuse to eat and run.
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Further, fast-food consumers don't really have much of a choice when they have to eat and run.
At halftime I said I was sorry to eat and run but I had a basketball game to go to.
For those who need to eat and run, there are a couple of alternatives.
 
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