run away

(noun) an easy victory. Synonyms: runaway, blowout, romp, laugher, shoo-in, walkaway.

(noun) someone who flees from an uncongenial situation. Synonyms: fugitive, runaway, fleer. Example: "Fugitives from the sweatshops."

(verb) flee; take to one's heels; cut and run. Synonyms: scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away. Examples: "If you see this man, run!." "The burglars escaped before the police showed up."

(verb) escape from the control of. Synonyms: run away. Example: "Industry is running away with us all."

(adj) completely out of control. Synonyms: runaway. Example: "Runaway inflation."