eat and run

== English == === Etymology === First attested in the first half of 1900s. === Verb === eat and run (third-person singular simple present eats and runs, present participle eating and running, simple past ate and ran, past participle eaten and run) (intransitive, figurative, colloquial) To consume a meal/snack quickly, then soon after depart immediately and/or in a hurry. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eat,‎ and,‎ run. === References === === Further reading === “eat and run”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.