make a break for it
Example Sentences
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Even people who are in the country legally have tried to make a break for it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
Before then, there is a brief chase with an errant dog who has decided now is the time to make a break for it down a hill.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2022
Demyanchuk, her husband, son and elderly mother were among the first to make a break for it.
From Reuters ● May 13, 2022
But something about quarantine had driven her to make a break for it.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2020
The rain has picked up, but we make a break for it, falling breathlessly into the seats and letting the doors slam shut.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
