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2021-12-24 04:12
Take to (one's) heels American British verb phrase
Used when someone starts running away quickly.
We'd better take to our heels before we're caught.
Noticing the enemy's cavalry coming close, the General with some soldiers took to their heels.
The pickpocket takes to his heels when seeing a police officer in the distance.
Jane took to his heels out of the bar after hearing his parents are approaching.
To escape from the statement saying that someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something wrong or evade impeachment without being responsible for any sentence or punishment
To flee or run
To flee overnight, often to avoid creditors
To leave at a favorable moment
To leave quickly and secretly
The verb "take" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
A problem or difficult circumstance
I'm short-sighted, so forgetting my glasses is a real hair in the butter for my sight.
