MONSTA X - “Trespass”
💭 Meaning
To “make a run for it” is to dash toward safety or an escape, usually quickly and without much of a plan. It can also mean racing to get somewhere before a window of time closes.
✍️ Examples
When the rain finally let up for a few seconds, Henry grabbed his bag and made a run for it to the parking lot.
The kids spotted the ice cream truck turning the corner and made a run for it down the street.
Seeing the last train doors about to close, the commuters made a run for it across the platform.
📜 Origin
The phrase builds on the older sense of “run” as fleeing or escaping, which has been around in English for centuries. “Make a run for it” appears in print by the 19th century, often in stories about prisoners, soldiers, or fugitives choosing to bolt rather than wait to be caught. The structure matches other “make a ...” expressions like “make a break for it” and “make a dash for it,” which carry the same sudden-escape feeling. Over time it relaxed into everyday use for ordinary situations, like sprinting to a car in the rain. The exact first use is hard to pin down, but the idea of running to escape is the clear root.
