make a bolt for something | make a bolt for itidiomPart ofboltmake a bolt for something | make a bolt for itmake a bolt for something | make a bolt for it — idiomidiom1. To run quickly toward something, especially to escape.1.idiomDefinitionTo run quickly toward something, especially to escape.ExampleThe cat made a bolt for the open door when it saw the dog.Did the prisoner really make a bolt for the fence?