cut and run

verb

Meaning

To sail away quickly by cutting the yarns that hold the sails furled.
(by extension) To hurry away; to escape.
To abandon a position as quickly as possible.

Related words

slip the cable(English)cut bait(English)cast off(English)uncast(English)cut out(English)cut one's lucky(English)cast away(English)haul out(English)

Sources

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