make a bolt for



make a bolt for someone or something

Fig. to run quickly to or at someone or something. The child came into the room and made a bolt for her mother. The dog made a bolt for the door.
See also: bolt, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Halle (2)HAL-eeEnglish (Modern)
Doncho-Bulgarian, Macedonian
AurÉLieo-re-LEEFrench
Vera['viərə]
Johannesyo-HAH-nes (German), yo-HAHN-nəs (Dutch, Danish), YO-hahn-nes (Finnish)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Late Roman
Eun-Younguwn-yungKorean