run scared

English

Verb

run scared (third-person singular simple present runs scared, present participle running scared, simple past and past participle ran scared)

1. (idiomatic) To try everything to avoid defeat.

   The campaign is in crisis mode, they are running scared and it is becoming obvious.

Translations

to try everything to avoid defeat

• French: courir en fuite (fr)

Anagrams

• unscarred