cut-and-run

See also: cut and run

English

Etymology

From cut and run.

Noun

cut-and-run (plural cut-and-runs)

1. A hurried escape or abandonment.
   • 2019 August 19, Simon Tisdall, “Donald Trump’s ‘peace agreement’ is a betrayal of Afghanistan and its people”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     And Trump’s unprincipled cut-and-run betrays Afghan women’s groups and civil society activists whose precious gains, in terms of personal freedoms, education, healthcare and travel, may be trampled in the rush for the exit.

   • 2021 November 23, Sam Jones, “Alleged Costa del Sol cryptocurrency con artist arrested”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     At the end of June, however, Hodlife investors discovered their money had disappeared and realised they had been conned. The “rug pull” – or cut-and-run – led the Guardia Civil to open an investigation.