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English idioms related to Society, Law & Politics - Leaving or Escaping
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society, law & politics
leaving or escaping
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to take to
one's
heels
phrase
to begin to leave somewhere by running fast
1
the bird has flown
sentence
said to mean that a person that one looks for has fled or left
2
AWOL
adjective
(of a soldier) having left one's military duty without being permitted to do so
3
to go south
verb
to depart or leave a place, often with the intention of avoiding a difficult or uncomfortable situation
4
on the run
phrase
moving from one place to another in an attempt to not get caught or arrested
5
to go to ground
phrase
to suddenly disappear from sight, particularly in order to hide from someone
6
to give
sb
the slip
phrase
to escape in order to not get caught or not to be with someone
7
to bust a move
phrase
to leave somewhere, often hastily
8
to make a move
phrase
to start to leave a place to get to somewhere else
9
in the wind
phrase
running away in an attempt not to get caught
10
into thin air
phrase
used to refer to a someone or something that suddenly disappears, particularly in a way that is mysterious or suspicious
11
disappearing / vanishing act
phrase
an instance of someone becoming impossible to find, particularly when they are needed, wanted, or in a difficult or unpleasant situation
12
to do a moonlight flit
phrase
to leave a place secretly and as fast as one can, particularly in order to avoid paying one's debts
13
hit and run
noun
an accident in which the driver who is responsible for the accident runs away instead of stopping to help
14
to go over the wall
phrase
to manage to escape from a prison
15
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