turn tail

Verb

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turn tail - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" Synonyms: fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run away, scarper, take to the woods, run, bunk, break away, escape

break away, bunk, escape, flee, fly, fly the coop, go away, go forth, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, leave, run, run away, scarper, skedaddle, take flight, take to the woods