"run out on" meaning in All languages combined

See run out on on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: runs out on [present, singular, third-person], running out on [participle, present], ran out on [past], run out on [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,ran,run>}} run out on (third-person singular simple present runs out on, present participle running out on, simple past ran out on, past participle run out on)
  1. (idiomatic) To leave a partner or commitment suddenly and without prior warning. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-run_out_on-en-verb-Tt3-I5Ri
  2. (idiomatic) To leave a restaurant without paying the bill; to dine and dash. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-run_out_on-en-verb-rGpB5JHU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 25 75 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79

Inflected forms

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