MAKE A BREAK FOR STH / FOR IT


Meaning of MAKE A BREAK FOR STH / FOR IT in English

to run towards sth in order to try and escape :

He suddenly leapt up and made a break for the door.

They decided to make a break for it (= to try and escape) that night.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.