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Meaning of run a mile | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To escape, flee, or leave a situation or relationship, usually as a result of a shocking or sudden announcement or revelation.

UK, idiomatic

Examples

“If I told him that I had kids, he'd run a mile.”

CEFR level

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

run a muck run a red light run a risk run a temperature run a train run about

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