run a mile

(informal)

if you say that someone would run a mile if they had to deal with a particular situation, you mean that they would do anything to avoid it He flirts the whole time but it's not serious - he'd run a mile if a woman actually made him an offer.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Elia	E-lyah (Italian), AY-lee-ah (Dutch)	Italian, Dutch
Tamazi	-	Georgian
Baxter	BAKS-tər	English
Paul	PAWL (English), POL (French), POWL (German)	English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Biblical
ThaÍS	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Ptolemais	-	Ancient Greek