Daily life
make a run for it
run quickly to escape or reach safety
To make a run for it means to run quickly to escape from something or reach a safe place.
Hear it in real life
Did you get wet in the storm?
A little - we made a run for it, but the car was far away.
We made a run for it when the dog started chasing us.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We made a run to it when the dog chased us.
Say: We made a run for it when the dog chased us.
The expression uses “for it” when making a quick escape.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
make a run for it; made a run for it
Your turn: say it out loud
We made a run for it when the dog started chasing us.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
make a run for it
run quickly to escape or reach safety
“We made a run for it when the dog started chasing us.”
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