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to take to
one's
heels
/tˈeɪk tʊ wˈʌnz hˈiːlz/
phrase
to begin to leave somewhere by running fast
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the bird has flown
/ðə bˈɜːd hɐz flˈoʊn/
sentence
said to mean that a person that one looks for has fled or left
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AWOL
/ˈeɪˌwɔɫ/
adjective
(of a soldier) having left one's military duty without being permitted to do so
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to go south
/ɡˌoʊ sˈaʊθ/
verb
to depart or leave a place, often with the intention of avoiding a difficult or uncomfortable situation
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on the run
/ɑːnðə ɹˈʌn/
phrase
moving from one place to another in an attempt to not get caught or arrested
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to go to ground
/ɡˌoʊ tə ɡɹˈaʊnd/
phrase
to suddenly disappear from sight, particularly in order to hide from someone
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to give
sb
the slip
/ɡˈɪv ˌɛsbˈiː ðə slˈɪp/
phrase
to escape in order to not get caught or not to be with someone
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to bust a move
/bˈʌst ɐ mˈuːv/
phrase
to leave somewhere, often hastily
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to make a move
/mˌeɪk ɐ mˈuːv/
phrase
to start to leave a place to get to somewhere else
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in the wind
/ɪnðə wˈɪnd/
phrase
running away in an attempt not to get caught
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into thin air
/θˈɪn ˈɛɹ/
phrase
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 / vanishing act
/dˌɪsɐpˈɪɹɪŋ vˈænɪʃɪŋ ˈækt/
phrase
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
/dˈuː ɐ mˈuːnlaɪt flˈɪt/
phrase
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
/hˈɪt ænd ɹˈʌn/
noun
an accident in which the driver who is responsible for the accident runs away instead of stopping to help
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to go over the wall
/ɡˌoʊ ˌoʊvɚ ðə wˈɔːl/
phrase
to manage to escape from a prison
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