Cut-and-run
Origin
From cut and run.
Full definition of cut-and-run
Noun
cut-and-run
(plural cut-and-runs)- A hurried escape or abandonment.
- 2019-08-19, Simon Tisdall, Donald Trump’s ‘peace agreement’ is a betrayal of Afghanistan and its people, And Trump’s unprincipled cut-and-run betrays Afghan women’s groups and civil society activists whose precious gains, in terms of personal freedoms, education, healthcare and travel, may be trampled in the rush for the exit.
- 2021-11-23, Sam Jones, Alleged Costa del Sol cryptocurrency con artist arrested, At the end of June, however, Hodlife investors discovered their money had disappeared and realised they had been conned. The “rug pull†– or cut-and-run – led the Guardia Civil to open an investigation.