do a runner meaning

(informal)
  To run away, esp to leave a shop, restaurant, etc quickly, without paying

[British slang]
Phrs. Meaning the same as 'do a bunk', but often implying a departure without paying for a received service.

• runner:    Noun: runner  ...
• arms-runner:    Noun: arms-runnerA ...
• asbestos runner:    [Architecture]Same ...

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1. People are saying they are going to do a runner, but I do not think they are.
2. "I used to do a runner's conditioning program that was really rigorous, " he says.
3. They released an album entitled " Do a Runner " on A & M Records, to mixed reviews.
4. But when she spotted some priceless porcelain and tried to do a runner to France with it, Rodney caught her and she was forced to abandon her dreams.
5. A suspicious Albert has already called in the police, and Marvin and Lyle attempt to do a runner from the front door with Lyle disguised as a woman.