Usually means: Attempt to escape quickly, urgently.
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We found 10 dictionaries that define the word make a run for it:

General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. make a run for it: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. make a run for it: Merriam-Webster
  3. make a run for it: Wiktionary
  4. make a run for it: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. make a run for it: Legal dictionary
  2. make a run for it: Financial dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. make a run for it: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. make a run for it: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (make a run for it)

verb:  (idiomatic) To attempt to escape; to flee; to run away.
verb:  (idiomatic) To run so as to avoid being late.

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