take to heels

take to heels
take to (your) heels to run away quickly.

As soon as they saw the soldiers coming, they took to their heels.


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  • take to your heels — mainly literary phrase to run away from someone, especially because you have done something wrong Thesaurus: to escape from a place or situationsynonym to runsynonym Main entry: heel * * * take to your heels : to begin to run away …   Useful english dictionary

  • take to one's heels — also[show a clean pair of heels] {v. phr.} To begin to run or run away. * /When he heard the police coming, the thief took to his heels./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take to one's heels — also[show a clean pair of heels] {v. phr.} To begin to run or run away. * /When he heard the police coming, the thief took to his heels./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take\ to\ one's\ heels — • take to one s heels • show a clean pair of heels v. phr. To begin to run or run away. When he heard the police coming, the thief took to his heels …   Словарь американских идиом

  • take to your heels — If you take to your heels, you run away …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • take to your heels — take to (your) heels to run away quickly. As soon as they saw the soldiers coming, they took to their heels …   New idioms dictionary

  • take to one's heels — index flee Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • take to one's heels — ► take to one s heels run away. Main Entry: ↑heel …   English terms dictionary

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  • Take a Chance on Me — ist ein Hit der schwedischen Pop Gruppe ABBA aus dem Jahre 1977. Geschrieben und komponiert wurde er von Benny Andersson und Björn Ulvaeus. Das Lied hat eine Spieldauer von vier Minuten und vier Sekunden, die Leadvocals werden von Agnetha… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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