Miss
Miss verb - To fail to attend.
Run down
Run down verb - To come upon after searching, study, or effort.
Usage example: finally ran down the answer after hours of research
Both terms in one sentence
- Nevermind the fact that since everyone in the Game is dead, you get a brief blink-and-you'll-miss-it flashback of her and her brother about to be run down by a truck.
Source: Hide Your Children -
If there is ever a point in which you have to make that one clutch shot to avoid being run down and murdered you are guaranteed to miss it, even if your probability of hitting is at 100%.
Source: Video Game / Mabinogi
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