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Discover Ludwig"did a runner" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is a slang phrase that is typically used to refer to someone who has left a place quickly without telling anyone else. For example: "When the police showed up, John did a runner."
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Someone did a runner last week from the garage.
The ethics commissioner said he found nothing wrong.See article: Canada's bruising electionAlberto Fujimori did a runner.
He was told to report again on Monday, and he just did a runner.
How come you did a runner from BBC 1's This Week last week (2)?
So we said we were going to the loo and did a runner out the back window".
His first significant part was in the Jimmy McGovern TV drama The Lakes, but even back then he almost did a runner.
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Who will do a runner?
"He's done a runner!" Allan gasped.
No one's done a runner.
People would do a runner in my dad's restaurant.
The animals, he says, have done a runner.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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