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scamper away

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scamper away
[for a child or small animal] to run away nimbly. The rabbit scampered away across the lawn. The children scampered away when they heard the teacher coming.
See also: away, scamper


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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The suspects managed to scamper away, but officers took possession of that bright shiny rig, which proved to be stuffed fulla high-grade homegrown marijuana--which won't be making its way to the market.
On 26 minutes, Legrottaglie completely missed the ball, allowing Zlatan Ibrahimovic to scamper away down the left but the Sweden striker dragged his shot wide when a square ball to the waiting Adriano would have presented the recalled Brazilian with an open goal.
He said: "These people scamper away often leaving their children to starve.
 
 
 
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