Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: run-away Page #6

Yee yee! We've found 690 phrases and idioms matching run-away.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
sod offGo away.Rate it:

(4.00 / 3 votes)
steal awayTo leave secretively.Rate it:

(4.00 / 2 votes)
tear awayTo remove oneself reluctantly; often expressed in the negative.Rate it:

(4.00 / 2 votes)
throw outTo discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.Rate it:

(4.00 / 2 votes)
break awayTo leave suddenly.Rate it:

(3.75 / 4 votes)
put awayTo strike out a batter.Rate it:

(3.75 / 4 votes)
keep away fromTo evade.Rate it:

(3.67 / 6 votes)
off like a bride's nightieMaking a rapid departure; away. [From 1960.](Australia, horse racing) Moving quickly and resolutely.Rate it:

(3.67 / 3 votes)
out to lunchAway eating lunch or for a midday break; especially, away from work or a job.Rate it:

(3.67 / 3 votes)
bat awayTo avoid by diverting the focus of a discussion.Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
call awayTo summon; to cause to depart.Rate it:

(3.50 / 4 votes)
give someone the slipTo evade, escape, or get away from somebody.Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
keep away fromTo deny access to.Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
make awayTo kill oneself, commit suicide.Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
square awayTo finish, complete, tidy or put in order.Rate it:

(3.50 / 4 votes)
strip awayTo ignore a factor which obscures the reality.Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
take awayTo remove something and put it in a different place.Rate it:

(3.25 / 4 votes)
fend awayTo turn something away; to ward off.Rate it:

(3.17 / 6 votes)
back upFor the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation to taking a run, just as the bowler bowls the ball.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
blame canadaA catch phrase for shifting attention away from a serious social issue by laying responsibility with Canada.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
fire awayTo begin shooting at an enemy.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
fuck offGo away! Get lost!Rate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
get one's end awayTo have sex.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
go awayGo away, stop annoying me!.Rate it:

(3.00 / 3 votes)
go suck on a toeA way of telling someone to go away -- or a way of telling someone 'no'.Rate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
jaw awayto jabber; to gabble; to rambleRate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
keep awayTo prevent from coming.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
keep away fromTo avoid.Rate it:

(3.00 / 3 votes)
pass awayTo die.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
proverbs hunt in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
put awayDivorce.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
put awayTo store away, place out of the way, clean up, or organize.Rate it:

(3.00 / 3 votes)
put byTo run a ship aground intentionally to avoid a collision.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
spending money as if it were waterlack of respect for the dollar, frittering away one's paycheck.Rate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
take apartTo move someone away from others to be able to talk to, or give them something in private.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
take awayTo subtract or diminish something.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
take offTo leave unexpectedly, blow the joint, leave in a huff, run out, evacuate, disband, abandon, rush away, fly the coop, jump the rails, jump the gun.Rate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
take the gilt off the gingerbreadTo take away the most attractive or appealing qualities of something; to destroy the illusion.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isnRate it:

(3.00 / 4 votes)
take offlineDiscuss a sensitive or highly specific topic individually or in a small group away from a larger groupRate it:

(2.67 / 3 votes)
a lie has no legsYou can't get away with a lie, the truth will always come out.Rate it:

(2.33 / 3 votes)
an apple a day keeps the doctor awayApples are healthy and stave off illness.Eat healthy and you won't get sick.Rate it:

(2.00 / 1 vote)
break one's duckTo score one's first run in an innings.Rate it:

(2.00 / 2 votes)
over the hills and far awayfar away, not near.Rate it:

(2.00 / 1 vote)
rack offTo go away; to sod off.Rate it:

(2.00 / 1 vote)
rendre l'âmeto pass away; to give up the ghostRate it:

(2.00 / 1 vote)
split offTo break away from a group or mass.Rate it:

(2.00 / 1 vote)
well-oiledefficient, efficiently runRate it:

(2.00 / 1 vote)
keep one's eye on the ballMy ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.Rate it:

(1.50 / 2 votes)
a lie comes back sooner or laterYou can't run from a lie, it will return to you at some point.Rate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

Alternative searches for run-away:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
Love at _______ sight.
A earliest
B last
C first
D second

Browse Phrases.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ