run away from

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


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  • 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… …   New idioms dictionary

  • 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 something — ˌrun aˈway from sth derived to try to avoid sth because you are shy, lack confidence, etc • You can t just run away from the situation. Main entry: ↑runderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • run away from somebody/ … — ˌrun aˈway (from sb/…) derived to leave sb/a place suddenly; to escape from sb/a place • He ran away from home at the age of thirteen. • Looking at all the accusing faces, she felt a sudden urge to run away. related noun ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • You Can't Run Away from It — Infobox Film name = You Can t Run Away from It caption = You Can t Run Away from It theatrical poster director = Dick Powell producer = Dick Powell distributor = Columbia Pictures writer = Samuel Hopkins Adams (story) starring = June Allyson Jack …   Wikipedia

  • You can't run away from it — L Extravagante Héritière L Extravagante héritière (You can t run away from it) est un film américain de Dick Powell sorti en 1956, avec June Allyson, Jack Lemmon, Charles Bickford et Paul Gilbert. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • 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 — • run away • run off v To leave and not plan to come back; go without permission; escape. Many times Tommy said he would run away from home, but he never did. The guards in jail make sure that none of the prisoners run away. Compare: get away …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Run Away — Не следует путать с Runaway. У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Run Away (значения). Конкурс песни Евровидение 2010 Национальный отбор Страна …   Википедия

  • 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

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