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run away

leave or escape from a place, person, or situation of danger:

【人･場所から】逃げる

e.g. children who run away from home normally go to big cities.

(also informal run off) leave one's home or current partner in order to establish a relationship with someone else:

家出する «from»

e.g. he ran off with his wife's best friend

e.g. Fran, let's run away together.

try to avoid acknowledging or facing up to an unpleasant or difficult situation:

｟比喩的に｠ 【問題･困難から［を］】逃げる, 避ける «from»

e.g. the commissioners are running away from their responsibilities.