running away from something or someone

By far the most traditional, time-honored, and respectable means of taking one's pathetic, wretched, washed-up life, second only to Seppuku, Samuri suicide. The act entails a soon-to-be victim stealing a shotgun, placing the barrel vertically under his/her chin, and resting one's big toe on the trigger. When the individual accepts that they've certainly endured one too many winters, a simple twitch of the toe will resolve all of their issues, petty or grand.

Regretting a bad decision - making a wrong choice and regretting it later