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cut-and-run en · NOUN

Etymology

From cut and run.

Meanings

1. A hurried escape or abandonment.
   • 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. 2021 November 23, Sam Jones, “Alleged Costa del Sol cryptocurrency con artist arrested”, in The Guardian:
   • 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. 2019 August 19, Simon Tisdall, “Donald Trump’s ‘peace agreement’ is a betrayal of Afghanistan and its people”, in The Guardian:

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