one can run but one can't hide

proverb

There is nothing someone can do to evade something.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. There is nothing someone can do to evade something.
Cite this entry
APA

one can run but one can't hide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20can%20run%20but%20one%20can't%20hide

MLA

“one can run but one can't hide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20can%20run%20but%20one%20can't%20hide. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “one can run but one can't hide,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20can%20run%20but%20one%20can't%20hide.

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