turn tail
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Synonyms:
run away, evade, avoid Collocations, escape Collocations, flee Collocations, take flight, run Collocations, scarper , slang Collocations, leg it , run for it , run off, skedaddle , take French leave, go AWOL, split Collocations , fly Collocations, bolt Collocations, cut and run , depart Collocations, leave Collocations, go Collocations, abscond, desert Collocations, beat it , elope, take wing, take off , make a getaway, get away, make off