does a runner
Leaves without paying
To do a runner is British slang for fleeing suddenly, especially to avoid paying a bill or escaping an obligation: He did a runner before the check came.
It can also mean abandoning a situation or relationship without warning: She did a runner on her lease.
The phrase suggests hasty, often dishonest departure.
- take offBegin flight, depart
- make a run for itAttempt rapid escape
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
- runMove swiftly on foot
- abscondFlee to avoid capture
shirk · make a break for it · ghost · bolt · leg it · sneak away · sidestep · decamp · scarper · fear · evade · skip town · fly the coop · take French leave · hit the road · elope · vanish · leave in the lurch
does a runnerstays put
Remains in place
remains · sticks around · stands one's ground · hangs about · shows up
does a runnerfaces the music
Accepts deserved consequences
pays up · owns up · pays one's dues · comes clean · surrenders
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