make a run for it
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Evolutionarily, triggering the sympathetic nervous system or “fight or flight” response was helpful for survival when human beings were threatened by wild animals or needed to make a run for it.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2024
The brothers decided to make a run for it with their families—and their most precious specimens.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 6, 2022
On Friday, Zhuo decided to make a run for it.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2022
Some birds of prey have even been seen picking up burning sticks, dropping them to start a new fire, and pouncing on the creatures who then make a run for it.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2019
He had no chance to make a run for it, surrounded as he was by the cat’s paws.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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