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Meaning of do a runner | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To leave somewhere hurriedly, especially to avoid paying.

Equivalents

Deutsch abhauen

Examples

“A fortnight ago, in his “Money talks” column, Patrick Collinson related how, at an airport restaurant earlier this month, he was told by a waiter that they had to pick up the tab if a customer did a runner. Yet the company in charge vehemently denied the account, saying: “This does not take place.””

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

do a slow burn do away with do battle do bird do bits do business

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