take to (one's) heels
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To flee or run away. The youths took to their heels when they heard the police officers approaching.
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take to one's heels
Fig. to run away. The little boy said hello and then took to his heels. The man took to his heels to try to get to the bus stop before the bus left.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
take to one's heels
Run away, as in When the burglar alarm went off they took to their heels. This expression alludes to the fact that the heels are all one sees of a fugitive running away fast. Although similar expressions turned up from Shakespeare's time on, the exact idiom dates only from the first half of the 1800s. Also see show one's heels.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
take to your heels
LITERARYIf you take to your heels, you run away. He took to his heels and rushed out of the room.
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
take to your heels (or legs)
run away.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
ˌtake to your ˈheels
run away very quickly: The burglars took to their heels when they heard the police arrive.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
take to (one's) heels
To run away; flee.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.