make a run—
1. (coll.) make a rapid journey for a short stay at a place:
- Would you like to make a run of a day or two to the other side of the Weald?
2. (Air Force) make a target approach in order to attack:
- One of the fighters made a run at us, but his high speed caused him to misjudge his trajectory.
make a run for it—(also: run for it) run in order to escape from a place or a dangerous situation:
- It was still raining hard, but we made a run for it.