do a runner



do a runner

To flee or quickly leave a place, usually so as to get out of paying for something or to avoid trouble or the law. Primarily heard in UK. The teenagers did a runner as soon as the cab stopped, leaving the driver to foot the bill. The young man, unintelligible with drink, did a runner when the police went up to question him.
See also: runner

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Berezi-Basque
Flaviefla-VEEFrench
Krzysiek-Polish
Eran-Biblical
ClÍOdhnaKLEE-u-naIrish, Irish Mythology
Blago-Croatian