run away from someone

run away from someone
run away (from (someone/something)) 1. to leave a person or place secretly and suddenly.

Vinnie ran away from home when he was 16.

2. to avoid someone or something unpleasant.

You can't run away from your problems by watching videos all day.

It is a disease and there is no cure, but you must not run away from people with AIDS.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • run away from something — run away (from (someone/something)) 1. to leave a person or place secretly and suddenly. Vinnie ran away from home when he was 16. 2. to avoid someone or something unpleasant. You can t run away from your problems by watching videos all day. It… …   New idioms dictionary

  • run away from — run away (from (someone/something)) 1. to leave a person or place secretly and suddenly. Vinnie ran away from home when he was 16. 2. to avoid someone or something unpleasant. You can t run away from your problems by watching videos all day. It… …   New idioms dictionary

  • run away — (from (someone/something)) 1. to leave a person or place secretly and suddenly. Vinnie ran away from home when he was 16. 2. to avoid someone or something unpleasant. You can t run away from your problems by watching videos all day. It is a… …   New idioms dictionary

  • run away — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you run away from a place, you leave it because you are unhappy there. [V P from n] I ran away from home when I was sixteen... [V P] After his beating Colin ran away and hasn t been heard of since... [V P to n] Three years ago… …   English dictionary

  • Five Run Away Together — Infobox Book | name = Five Run Away Together author = Enid Blyton country = United Kingdom language = English cover artist = Eileen Alice Soper series = The Famous Five series genre = Mystery, Adventure novel publisher = Hodder Stoughton pub date …   Wikipedia

  • run away — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. escape, flee, depart, steal away; see escape , leave 1 , retreat 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation: abscond, break out,… …   English dictionary for students

  • run for it — (informal) To attempt to escape, run away from • • • Main Entry: ↑run * * * run for it spoken phrase to run very quickly in order to escape from someone or something As soon as he looked the other way, we ran for it. Thesaurus: to escape from a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • run — run1 W1S1 [rʌn] v past tense ran [ræn] past participle run present participle running ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move quickly using your legs)¦ 2¦(race)¦ 3¦(organize/be in charge of )¦ 4¦(do something/go somewhere quickly)¦ 5¦(buses/trains etc)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • run — run1 [ rʌn ] (past tense ran [ ræn ] ; past participle run) verb *** ▸ 1 move quickly with legs ▸ 2 control/organize ▸ 3 machine: work ▸ 4 liquid: flow ▸ 5 try to be elected ▸ 6 vehicle: travel ▸ 7 be shown/performed ▸ 8 reach amount/rate ▸ 9… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • from — [ weak frəm, strong fram ] preposition *** 1. ) given, sent, or provided by someone used for stating who gives or sends you something or provides you with something: You ll have to borrow the money from someone else. She wanted an apology from… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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