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English idioms related to Society, Law & Politics

to take to one's heels

[Fraza]

to begin to leave somewhere by running fast

Ex: As soon as he realized he had been caught, he took to his heels.

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the bird has flown

[Zdanie]

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

Ex: They raided the apartment at dawn, but the bird had flown.

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AWOL

[przymiotnik]

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

samowolnie oddalony, bez przepustki poza jednostką

Ex: Commanders were furious when they learned he had gone AWOL.

Dowódcy wpadli we wściekłość, gdy dowiedzieli się, że żołnierz samowolnie opuścił jednostkę.

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to go south

[Fraza]

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

Ex: As soon as the tension rose, she went south without saying a word.

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on the run

[Fraza]

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

Ex: The criminal has been on the run since the robbery last month.

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to go to ground

[Fraza]

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

Ex: The spy went to ground after his cover was blown.

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to give somebody the slip

[Fraza]

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

Ex: The fugitive gave the guards the slip and vanished into the woods.

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to bust a move

[Fraza]

to leave somewhere, often hastily

Ex: It's getting late, so I'm going to bust a move.

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to make a move

[Fraza]

to start to leave a place to get to somewhere else

Ex: Come on, make a move—we still have a long drive ahead.

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in the wind

[Fraza]

running away in an attempt not to get caught

Ex: They took the documents in the wind, leaving no trace behind.

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into thin air

[Fraza]

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

jakby zapadł się pod ziemię, zniknął bez śladu

Ex: She walked out of the restaurant and vanished into thin air.

Wyszła z restauracji i jakby zapadła się pod ziemię.

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disappearing act

[Fraza]

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

Ex: The contractor took our deposit and then pulled a vanishing act.

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to do a moonlight flit

[Fraza]

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

Ex: He did a moonlight flit after maxing out every credit card he had.

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to go over the wall

[Fraza]

to manage to escape from a prison

Ex: Anyone who went over the wall was hunted for days.

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