outrun the constable
verb
Roget 806:
be in debt
etc.
adj.;
owe;
incur a debt,
contract a debt
etc.
n.;
run up a bill,
run up a score,
run up an account;
go on tick;
borrow
etc.
788;
run into debt,
get into debt,
outrun the constable;
run up debts,
run up bills
(spend)
809.
answer for,
go bail for.
[notify a person of his indebtedness: ]
bill,
charge.
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Roget 818:
be prodigal
etc.
adj.;
squander,
lavish,
sow broadcast;
pour forth like water;
blow,
blow in [Slang];
pay through the nose
etc.
(dear)
814;
spill,
waste,
dissipate,
exhaust,
drain,
eat out of house and home,
overdraw,
outrun the constable;
run out,
run through;
misspend;
throw good money after bad,
throw the helve after the hatchet†;
burn the candle at both ends;
make ducks and drakes of one's money;
fool away one's money,
potter away one's money,
muddle away one's money,
fritter away one's money,
throw away one's money,
run through one's money;
pour water into a sieve,
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs;
manger son ble en herbe [Fr.].
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