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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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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

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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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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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."
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