run a mile
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Verb
[edit]run a mile (third-person singular simple present runs a mile, present participle running a mile, simple past ran a mile, past participle run a mile)
- (idiomatic, chiefly UK) To escape, flee or leave a situation or relationship, usually as a result of a shocking or sudden announcement or revelation.
- If I told him that I had kids, he'd run a mile.