English Dictionary

cut and run

verb

(nautical) To sail away quickly by cutting the yarns that hold the sails furled; to cut the anchor cable and not wait to weigh it. / (by extension) To hurry away; to escape.

They decided to cut and run when they realized the project was too difficult.

意味（1）

(nautical) To sail away quickly by cutting the yarns that hold the sails furled; to cut the anchor cable and not wait to weigh it.

意味（2）

(by extension) To hurry away; to escape.

Gap, the US clothing giant, will not cut and run when an international textile agreement ends next year, threatening the closure of hundreds of factories in the developing world, the company's chief executive said last night.

意味（3）

(military) To abandon a position as quickly as possible.

They held on as long as they could, but when the heavy artillery fire started, they had to cut and run.