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Module 1. UNIT 1.
5.
RUN AWAY
1. [+ from] 2.
to leave a place, especially
secretly, in order to escape
from someone or sth
Toby ran away from home
at the age of 14.
to run away with sb/sth
1. to run away with you if your feelings, ideas etc run
away with you, they start to control how you behave be
cause you can no longer think in a sensible way: Don’t let
your imagination run away with you!
2. to leave a place secretly or illegally with someone
else: He ran away with the boss’s wife.
3. to run away with the idea/impression that spoken
to think that sth is true when it is not: Don’t run away
with the idea that this is going to be easy!
4. informal to win a competition or sports game very
easily: The Reds ran away with the championship.
5. to steal sth: They found that the treasurer had run
away with the proceeds.
to try to avoid a problem
or difficult situation be
cause it is unpleasant or
embarrassing
You’ve got to stop running
away, and learn to face
your problems.
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