make a break for it
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Better just to make a break for it.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 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
When it came time to draw his number, Rose smirked his way to the front of the hearing room, and grabbed the box as if he was going to make a break for it.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2018
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
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