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
Baldr-Norse Mythology
Klasinaklah-SEE-nahDutch
Zachariahzak-ə-RIE-ə (English)English, Biblical
Boguslav-Medieval Slavic
Eastman['i:stmən]
AprilAY-prilEnglish