run a mile

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run a mile (informal)

if you say that someone would run a mile if they had to deal with a particular situation, you mean that they would do anything to avoid it He flirts the whole time but it's not serious - he'd run a mile if a woman actually made him an offer.

See also: mile, run

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Young Jerry very well knew what it would be; but, when he saw it, and saw his honoured parent about to wrench it open, he was so frightened, being new to the sight, that he made off again, and never stopped until he had run a mile or more. A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context He would have liked to run a mile or two and jump a few gates. Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context			ruin of rule rule against rule in favor of rule of thumb rule on rule out rule over rule the roost rule with a rod of iron rule with a velvet glove rule with an iron fist ruminate about rummage rummage around rummage through rumor has it that rump session rumple up rumpy-pumpy run run a comb through run a fever run a fever and run a temperature run a make on run a mile run a red light run a risk run a tab run a tight ship run across run afoul of run after run against run aground run along run amok run an errand run and run run around run around after run around like a blue-arsed fly run around like a chicken with its head cut off and run in circles run around with run as run at run away run away with run back run back over run back to			Rumunia Rumunská Socialistická Republika Rumyantsev Museum RUMYU run run run run run run run run (one's) eyes over run (one's) eyes over run (one's) eyes over run (one's) eyes over Run (single) Run (single) Run (single) Run (single) run (something) up the flagpole run (something) up the flagpole Run (song) Run (song) Run (song) Run (song) run a comb through run a fever run a fever and run a temperature run a line of soundings run a make on run a mile run a race run a red light run a risk run a risk run a tab run a taut ship run a tight ship run across run across run across run across run across run across someone or something Run Advertised Program run afoul run afoul run afoul run afoul run afoul of run afoul of run after run after run after run after run after Run After Catch run after someone or something Run After Tax Evaders run against run against

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