Cut and run

verb

Definitions

1.verbTo sail away quickly by cutting the yarns that hold the sails furled.

2.verb(by extension) To hurry away; to escape.

3.verbTo abandon a position as quickly as possible.

"President Bush laid out the scenario we face if the United States decides to cut and run."

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