Meanings

way of escape

fleeing in all directions

excuse

runaway trip

making first base after an uncaught third strike

to take flight

to make good one's escape

to run away and hide

to explain away

to scuttle off

to scurry home

to fail to escape

to miss a chance

to let an opportunity slip

to shirk one's responsibility

capital flight

front runner

life on the run

avoiding or dodging responsibility

breaking off contact with someone after having sex with them