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run a mile

run a mile verb: to escape, flee, or leave a situation or relationship, usually as a result of a shocking or sudden announcement or revelation.

Verb

run a mile (third-person singular simple present runs a mile, present participle running a mile, simple past ran a mile, past participle run a mile)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To escape, flee, or leave a situation or relationship, usually as a result of a shocking or sudden announcement or revelation.
    • If I told him that I had kids, he'd run a mile.

run a mile meaning in Bengali

run a mile in Bengali

কোনো পরিস্থিতি, সম্পর্ক থেকে পালানো, চম্পট দেওয়া, ছেড়ে যাওয়া

Forms of run a mile

third-person singular presentruns a mile
present participlerunning a mile
pastran a mile
past participlerun a mile

Questions about run a mile

What does run a mile mean?
Run a mile means to escape, flee, or leave a situation or relationship, usually as a result of a shocking or sudden announcement or revelation.
What is run a mile in Bengali?
Run a mile in Bengali is কোনো পরিস্থিতি, সম্পর্ক থেকে পালানো, চম্পট দেওয়া. See Run a mile meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is run a mile?
Run a mile is a verb.
What is the past tense of run a mile?
The past tense of run a mile is ran a mile.

Words near run a mile in the dictionary

  1. Rumville
  2. Rumworth
  3. run
  4. run a bath
  5. run a fever
  6. run a mile
  7. run a muck
  8. run a red light
  9. run a risk
  10. run a temperature
  11. run a train

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