outrun the constable

English

Verb

outrun the constable (third-person singular simple present outruns the constable, present participle outruning the constable, simple past outran the constable, past participle outrun the constable)

  1. (idiomatic, dated) To spend more than one's income; to get into debt.
    Synonym: overrun the constable
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