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head for the hills
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  head for the hills - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"fly the coop, hightail it, lam, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail, run, bunk, break away, escapego forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"flee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"skedaddle - run away, as if in a panic |
head for the hills
head for the hills1. To move to higher ground, as in preparation for or response to a natural disaster. There are bound to be tsunamis after an earthquake like that. We'd better head for the hills!2. To flee hastily; to clear out or depart quickly. You better head for the hills before mom comes home and sees what you did to her car. The bandits all headed for the hills when they heard the marshall was riding into town.See also: head, hillhead for the hills and take to the hills; run for the hills 1. Lit. to flee to higher ground. The river's rising. Head for the hills! Head for the hills! Here comes the flood! 2. Fig. to depart quickly. Here comes crazy Joe. Run for the hills. Everyone is heading for the hills because that boring Mr. Simpson is coming here again.See also: head, hillhead for (or take to) the hills run away; decamp. 2003 The Press (York) Marisa fears Marshall will head for the hills as soon as he discovers this elegant young woman's true identity. See also: head, hillhead for the hills
Synonyms for head for the hillsverb fleeSynonyms- fly the coop
- hightail it
- lam
- run away
- scarper
- scat
- take to the woods
- turn tail
- run
- bunk
- break away
- escape
Related Words- go forth
- leave
- go away
- flee
- take flight
- fly
- skedaddle
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