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Samenleving, Wet en Politiek - Weggaan of ontsnappen

Ontdek hoe Engelse idiomen als 'de vogel is gevlogen' en 'doe een maanlichtvlucht' verband houden met weggaan of ontsnappen in het Engels.

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to take to one's heels

to begin to leave somewhere by running fast

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the bird has flown

said to mean that a person that one looks for has fled or left

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AWOL

(of a soldier) having left one's military duty without being permitted to do so

deserteur, afwezig zonder toestemming

deserteur, afwezig zonder toestemming

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to go south

to depart or leave a place, often with the intention of avoiding a difficult or uncomfortable situation

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on the run

moving from one place to another in an attempt to not get caught or arrested

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to go to ground

to suddenly disappear from sight, particularly in order to hide from someone

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to give somebody the slip

to escape in order to not get caught or not to be with someone

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to bust a move

to leave somewhere, often hastily

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to make a move

to start to leave a place to get to somewhere else

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in the wind

running away in an attempt not to get caught

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into thin air

used to refer to a someone or something that suddenly disappears, particularly in a way that is mysterious or suspicious

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disappearing act

an instance of someone becoming impossible to find, particularly when they are needed, wanted, or in a difficult or unpleasant situation

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to do a moonlight flit

to leave a place secretly and as fast as one can, particularly in order to avoid paying one's debts

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hit and run

an accident in which the driver who is responsible for the accident runs away instead of stopping to help

flitsende aanrijding, aanrijding met doorrijden

flitsende aanrijding, aanrijding met doorrijden

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to go over the wall

to manage to escape from a prison

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