eat and run

English

Etymology

First attested in the first half of 1900s.[1]

Verb

eat and run (third-person singular simple present eats and runs, present participle eating and running, simple past ate and ran, past participle eaten and run)

  1. (intransitive, figurative, colloquial) To consume a meal/snack quickly, then soon after depart immediately and/or in a hurry.[1]
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eat,‎ and,‎ run.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “eat and run” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026, retrieved 2025-08-13.

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