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"make a run for it" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
This phrase is typically used to describe someone attempting to escape or flee from a situation or place, often in a hurried or urgent manner. It can also be used in a more figurative sense, meaning to make an attempt at achieving something or taking a risk. Example: The bank robbers quickly grabbed the money and made a run for it before the police arrived. Example: Despite the heavy rain, the marathon runners were determined to make a run for it and finish the race.
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One of the most famous is the remains of a dog, still tied up, straining at its leash, in a futile attempt to make a run for it.
You'd probably make a run for it.
Some, including R., decided to make a run for it.
"Elmo, you better make a run for it".
Sometimes, the chickens make a run for it.
Jerum! etc. Shall we make a run for it?
So does he capitulate or make a run for it?
"Always ready to make a run for it, ready for just about anything.
Had he taken fright and decided to make a run for it?
Suddenly one of the children tried to make a run for it.
Grab a bike, each one of you, and make a run for it".
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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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