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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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English idioms related to Society, Law & Politics
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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to go over the wall

to manage to escape from a prison

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