take to the hills

English

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Verb

take to the hills (third-person singular simple present takes to the hills, present participle taking to the hills, simple past took to the hills, past participle taken to the hills)

1. (idiomatic) To flee or vanish; to run away.

   He often took to the hills when his mother-in-law was in town.

Translations

idioms meaning "to run away"

• Finnish: ottaa hatkat (fi), ottaa Ritolat (fi)
• German: das Weite suchen (de), sich abseilen, sich dünnmachen, sich verkrümeln
• Spanish: poner tierra de por medio, echarse al monte

See also

• take a powder
• take to one's heels