hit-and-run

hit-and-run  {adj.}
1. Of or about an accident after which a motorist drives away without giving his name and offering help.
Judges are stern with hit-and-run drivers.
2. Striking suddenly and leaving quickly.
The bandits often made hit-and-run attacks on wagon trains.
Categories: adjective
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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