run away

run away
   permanently to leave the matrimonial home
   Usually describing a wife's action, but not necessarily with or for another man:
    The fact that she did not even take her handbag with her is proof... that she was not running away. (I. Murdoch, 1978)

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  • run away — or[run off] {v.} To leave and not plan to come back; go without permission; escape. * /Many times Tommy said he would run away from home, but he never did./ * /The guards in jail make sure that none of the prisoners run away./ Compare: GET AWAY …   Dictionary of American idioms

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