make a break for it
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Meaning · English
To suddenly try to escape or run away quickly
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Đột ngột cố gắng trốn thoát hoặc chạy đi nhanh
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: to make a sudden run
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The prisoners made a break for it when the guard turned his back
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “make a break for it” mean?
To suddenly try to escape or run away quickly Literally: to make a sudden run
Is “make a break for it” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.