hate to eat and run

(I) hate to eat and run.

Cliché an apology made by someone who must leave a social event soon after eating. Bill: Well, I hate to eat and run, but it's getting late. Sue: Oh, you don't have to leave, do you? Bill: I think I really must. Mary: Oh, my goodness! I hate to eat and run, but I have to catch an early plane tomorrow. Bob: Do you have to go? Mary: Afraid so.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fajr	-	Arabic
Stanko	STAHN-ko (Slovene, Croatian)	Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian
Beatrice	be-ah-TREE-che (Italian), BEE-ə-tris (English), BEE-tris (English), BE-ah-trees (Swedish), be-ah-TREES (Swedish)	Italian, English, Swedish
Ruwa	-	Arabic
Ulla	OOL-lah (Finnish)	Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, German
Tzillah	-	Biblical Hebrew