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run away
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Synonyms:

escape , flee , depart , steal away, leave , retreat , abscond, beat a retreat, bolt , clear out, cut and run, decamp, elope, fly , go AWOL, hightail it, make tracks, run for it, show the heels, skedaddle, skip out, take French leave, take flight, turn tail

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