English idioms related to Society, Law & Politics - Leaving or Escaping

to begin to leave somewhere by running fast

said to mean that a person that one looks for has fled or left

(of a soldier) having left one's military duty without being permitted to do so

to depart or leave a place, often with the intention of avoiding a difficult or uncomfortable situation

moving from one place to another in an attempt to not get caught or arrested

to suddenly disappear from sight, particularly in order to hide from someone

to escape in order to not get caught or not to be with someone

to start to leave a place to get to somewhere else

running away in an attempt not to get caught

used to refer to a someone or something that suddenly disappears, particularly in a way that is mysterious or suspicious

an instance of someone becoming impossible to find, particularly when they are needed, wanted, or in a difficult or unpleasant situation

an accident in which the driver who is responsible for the accident runs away instead of stopping to help

to manage to escape from a prison