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run along collapse

elope collapse: run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"

jump bail collapse

run away collapse: escape from the control of; "Industry is running away with us all"

absquatulate collapse

hightail collapse: leave as fast as possible; "We hightailed it when we saw the police walking in"

abscond collapse: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

elapse collapse: pass by; "three years elapsed"

run across collapse

alight upon collapse

run off collapse: decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff; leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"

come up against collapse

light upon collapse

turn tail collapse

come upon collapse

decamp collapse: leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town"; leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn"

flow on collapse

test flight collapse

run amok collapse

roll on collapse

stumble upon collapse

hit upon collapse

shakedown collapse: extortion of money (as by blackmail); a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"; initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state; "the new industry's economic shakedown"; intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system; "a shakedown cruise"

run into collapse: collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"; be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"

road test collapse: a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy

average man collapse

amount to collapse

fall upon collapse: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

trial run collapse

bump into collapse

skedaddle collapse: a hasty flight; run away, as if in a panic

run wild collapse

come across collapse: communicate the intended meaning or impression; "He came across very clearly"; be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression

blunder upon collapse

break even collapse: attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport; make neither profit nor loss

take chances collapse

meet head on collapse

workout collapse

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