- make a run at something
- make a run at (something)
to try to achieve something.
I never thought I'd win the prize, but I'm happy I got to make a run at it.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
make a run at something
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make a run for something — phrase to run towards something trying to reach it Maddie made a run for the exit. Thesaurus: to runsynonym Main entry: run … Useful english dictionary
make a run for something — to run towards something trying to reach it Maddie made a run for the exit … English dictionary
make a run at — (something) to try to achieve something. I never thought I d win the prize, but I m happy I got to make a run at it … New idioms dictionary
make a bolt for something — phrase to quickly run towards something in order to try and escape He made a bolt for the door. make a bolt for it (=suddenly run away): Joe dropped the bag and made a bolt for it. Thesaurus: to escape from a place or situationsynonym … Useful english dictionary
make a break (for something) — phrase to suddenly run away from someone in order to escape He made a break for the exit. Thesaurus: to escape from a place or situationsynonym Main entry: break … Useful english dictionary
make a bolt for something — to quickly run towards something in order to try and escape He made a bolt for the door. make a bolt for it (= suddenly run away): Joe dropped the bag and made a bolt for it … English dictionary
make a run for it — (make a) run for it to hurry away from something. We d better run for it or we ll get wet. After a few days in the prison camp, Riney decided to make a run for it … New idioms dictionary
run off (something) — 1. to make electronic or print copies of something. I ll just run these copies off before the meeting starts. He ran off 50 copies of the cassette and mailed them to agents. 2. to score points quickly in a competition. Iowa ran off 12 points and… … New idioms dictionary
make a break for something it — make a ˈbreak for sth/for it idiom to run towards sth in order to try and escape • He suddenly leapt up and made a break for the door. • They decided to make a break for it (= to try and escape) that night. Main entry: ↑breakidiom … Useful english dictionary
make like someone or something — in. to ct like someone or something. □ Why don’t you make like a bunny and run away? Beat it! □ Would you please make like a butler and hold the door open for me? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
