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
IltaEEL-tahFinnish
Matfeymaht-VYAYRussian
Etzel-Germanic Mythology
Dunya-Russian
Mehetabelmi-HET-ə-bel (English), mee-HET-ə-bel (English)Biblical
Aesop['i:sɔp]