Idiom
outrun the constable
Meaning
To spend more than one's income; to get into debt.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He spends too much money and is starting to outrun the constable.”
“If you keep buying expensive clothes on credit, you will soon outrun the constable and face serious financial trouble.”
“Despite his high salary, his extravagant lifestyle caused him to outrun the constable, leaving him with mounting debts that he could no longer ignore.”
Examples
simple
“He spends too much money and is starting to outrun the constable.”
contextual
“If you keep buying expensive clothes on credit, you will soon outrun the constable and face serious financial trouble.”
complex
“Despite his high salary, his extravagant lifestyle caused him to outrun the constable, leaving him with mounting debts that he could no longer ignore.”
Key words
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