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turn tail
verb
()
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
Synonyms:
break away,
bunk
,
escape
, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it,
lam
,
run
, run away,
scarper
,
scat
, take to the woods,
Words Related to
turn tail
!
scarper
,
run
,
bunk
,
lam
,
run away
,
break away
,
make off
,
hightail it
,
leg it
,
slip by
,
sneak away
,
make away
,
chase away
,
run along
,
flee
,
sneak off
,
skip over
,
knock over
,
sacar
,
chicken out
,
chase after
,
concentrate on
,
rush off
,
run after
,
take hold
,
forleave
,
draw away
,
clear off
,
blencher
,
blow over
,
keep apart
,
forlese
,
lash out
,
drygulch
,
bump into
,
peck at
,
pick at
,
burst out
,
jump out
,
rout out
,
send away
,
while away
,
score off
,
collide with
,
trundletail
,
keep down
,
carry off
,
shove off
,
tagtail
,
sinistrorsal
,
bugger off
,
fall upon
,
tail
,
lie in wait
,
sod off
,
wherret
,
lie low
,
overgo
,
jump at
,
stand back
,
stramazoun
,
bump off
,
sneak in
,
cutgrass
,
keel over
,
eat into
,
fire away
,
outloose
,
escape
,
departer
,
firk
,
do away with
,
set in motion
,
backfall
,
forlet
,
tailblock
,
clear away
,
disturn
,
die down
,
devitation
,
part with
,
flip over
,
come apart
,
snuff it
,
serpentry
,
batfowl
,
go about
,
peter out
,
move back
,
emergency exit
,
emunctory
,
dishaunt
,
tread on
,
change posture
,
get about
,
give over
,
give off
,
outfling
,
citigrade
,
spring up
,
turn tail
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