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run, don't walk

run, don't walk phrase: a directive given in times of urgency to act quickly and without hesitation.

Phrase

run, don't walk

  1. (figuratively, often) A directive given in times of urgency to act quickly and without hesitation.
    • Grab-a-cop-gun kinda crazy / She's poison but tasty / Yeah, people say "Run, don't walk, away"2018, Ava Max, Madison Love, Tix, Cook Classics, Cirkut, “Sweet but Psycho”, in Heaven & Hell, performed by Ava Max
    • If you don’t mind subtitles (or just so happen to know French), then please run, don’t walk, to Call My Agent. It’s a comedy (with a bit of drama sprinkled in) about a talent agency in Paris just trying to keep its business afloat and its clients happy.2024 August 15, Laura Hanrahan, “19 Shows You Need to Watch if You Love ‘Emily in Paris’”, in Cosmopolitan

Questions about run, don't walk

What does run, don't walk mean?
Run, don't walk means a directive given in times of urgency to act quickly and without hesitation.
What part of speech is run, don't walk?
Run, don't walk is a phrase.

Words near run, don't walk in the dictionary

  1. run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
  2. run with the hare and hunted with the hounds
  3. run year
  4. run years
  5. run'd
  6. run, don't walk
  7. run, Forrest, run
  8. run-and-gun
  9. run-and-shoot
  10. run-around
  11. run-arounds

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