scurry away
Upper Intermediate (B2)neutral
To run away quickly with tiny fast steps, like a mouse or someone who is scared or embarrassed
"The mouse scurried away when the kitchen light came on."
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Call of Duty · 291:39
I thought he was just going to scurry away
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Call of Duty · 225:27
So Kip's going to scurry away but sure.

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a barrier to hopefully protect it long enough to scurry away.

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and you bring ideas into the light cuz the cockroaches scurry away.
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Okay, well he's not going to score scurry away cuz Nero's going to rip