| idiom. |
make a break for it (to escape from/towards somewhere or something, often by force (Cambridge Dictionary): According to a local media report, the wild incident occurred early Saturday morning in the Cape Town suburb of Grassy Park. During a skirmish between two hippos at the Rondevlei Nature Reserve, one of the monstrous creatures attempted to flee the fracas and, in doing so, barreled through a fence to freedom. Noting that the fence that fell to the hippo during its escape was newly built, residents are understandably calling for the barrier to be strengthened in order to prevent future incidents wherein the sizable animals make a break for it.  coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
