From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmake a run for itmake a run for itESCAPEto suddenly start running, in order to escape → run
Examples from the Corpus
make a run for it• Then she could jump out and make a run for it.• Through her tears she saw Garry scaling the wall as he made a run for it.• Bothshe has sized them up as well-are strong and quite capable of catch ing her if she makes a run for it.• Debbie saw her uptown train and decided to make a run for it.• Riney decided to make a run for it and escaped, crashing through a glass window in the process.• They're going to make a run for it, she thought.• If you were Brimmer, how would you plan an escape if you ever had to make a run for it?• Already soaked, he decided he would make a run for it. 