The bridge the soldiers were on started to fall down and they had to run for it.
The policeman shouted for the robber to stop, but the robber made a run for if.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
make a run for it — (make a) run for it to hurry away from something. We d better run for it or we ll get wet. After a few days in the prison camp, Riney decided to make a run for it … New idioms dictionary
make a run for it — phrase to suddenly start running because you want to escape He saw the guard was looking the other way and made a run for it. Thesaurus: to escape from a place or situationsynonym Main entry: run … Useful english dictionary
(make a) run for it — attempt to escape by running away. → run … English new terms dictionary
make a run for it — to suddenly run fast in order to escape from somewhere or get to somewhere. When the guard turned away, the two prisoners made a run for it. Let s make a run for it as soon as the rain lets up a bit … New idioms dictionary
make a run for something — phrase to run towards something trying to reach it Maddie made a run for the exit. Thesaurus: to runsynonym Main entry: run … Useful english dictionary
make a run for it — dash for safety, make a speedy escape He made a run for it as soon as the class finished … Idioms and examples
make a run for it — to suddenly start running because you want to escape He saw the guard was looking the other way and made a run for it … English dictionary
make a run for something — to run towards something trying to reach it Maddie made a run for the exit … English dictionary
make a break for it — verb To attempt to escape; to flee; to run away. By Gar! it was as well that he made a break for it before the note reached us! I guess he wont show his face in this valley again. Syn: make a run for it … Wiktionary
run for it — or[make a run for it] {v. phr.} To dash for safety; make a speedy escape. * /The bridge the soldiers were on started to fall down and they had to run for it./ * /The policeman shouted for the robber to stop, but the robber made a run for if./ … Dictionary of American idioms
