doing a runner

A form of do a runner — To leave somewhere hurriedly, especially to avoid paying.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of do a runner
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APA

doing a runner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doing%20a%20runner

MLA

“doing a runner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doing%20a%20runner. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doing a runner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doing%20a%20runner.

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