Meaning of gap it | Babel Free
Definitions
Of a white inhabitant of Rhodesia: to emigrate from the country during its transition to independence.
Examples
“[…] but that he would out-think and out-manoeuvre whatever they could throw⟳ at us and if we had to gap it because the odds were insurmountable, who better to be with than Darrell.”
“By 1979, thousands had 'gapped it', or taken the 'chicken run⟳', as emigration was derisively known […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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