run out on

English

Verb

run out on (third-person singular simple present runs out on, present participle running out on, simple past ran out on, past participle run out on)

1. To leave a partner or commitment suddenly and without prior warning.

   No one could believe that John had run out on his wife and kids.

2. To leave a restaurant without paying the bill; to dine and dash.

   I saw him run out on the check at an Applebee's.