bolt out

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bolt out

To leave a location very quickly. He bolted out the back door after seeing his ex-girlfriend walk into the party. I bolted out of the house when I realized that I was going to be late for my appointment.
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bolt out (of some place)

to run out of some place very quickly. Frank bolted out of the room in a flash. I bolted out after him.
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Then the horse just bolted out of the blue and there was nothing she could do to regain control, she couldn''t hold onto it either because it had recently had its mane shaved."
The horse just bolted... there was nothing she could do to get control; BOYFRIEND RELIVES MOMENT GIRL WAS THROWN TO HER DEATH A DAY AFTER HHaappppyy:: oonn HER 18TH BIRTHDAY
"Then the horse just bolted out of the blue and there was nothing she could do to regain control, she couldn't hold onto it either because it had recently had its mane shaved."
Girlfriend killed after horse bolts; BOYFRIEND LEFT HELPLESS TO ACT AS COB RACED AWAY
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