does a runner
does a runner is the third-person singular simple present indicative of do a runner.
Meaning of do a runner
Verb
do a runner (third-person singular simple present does a runner, present participle doing a runner, simple past did a runner, past participle done a runner)
- To leave somewhere hurriedly, especially to avoid paying.
- A fortnight ago, in his “Money talks” column, Patrick Collinson related how, at an airport restaurant earlier this month, he was told by a waiter that they had to pick up the tab if a customer did a runner. Yet the company in charge vehemently denied the account, saying: “This does not take place.”2018 March 24, “True or false? 'If you do a runner, the waiter has to pay your bill'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Questions about does a runner
- What is does a runner the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Does a runner is the third-person singular simple present indicative of do a runner.
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