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Meaning of run out on | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To leave a partner or commitment suddenly and without prior warning.
  2. To leave a restaurant without paying the bill; to dine and dash.

Equivalents

Examples

“No one could believe that John had run out on his wife and kids.”
“I saw him run out on the check at an Applebee's.”

CEFR level

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