head for tall timber

head for (the) tall timber

To flee and hide, particularly in the bushes or trees. Sonny, the cops will find us if we don't head for the tall timber right now!

head for (the) tall timber

Rur. to run away and hide. When we heard Pa's angry bellow, we headed for the tall timber. The bank robbers headed for tall timber with their loot.

See also: head, tall, timber

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

head for (the) tall timber
head for the setting sun
hold a pistol to (one's) head
head in
a head
fat
head into
head into (something)
knock (someone or something) on the head
knock something on the head

References in classic literature

"It's head for tall timber, and the Greeks take the hindermost," adjudged the cheerful sailor, while Ole was stuttering over what would happen when we came to the end of the river.

Tales of the Fish Patrol

词组	head for tall timber
释义	head for tall timber head for (the) tall timber To flee and hide, particularly in the bushes or trees. Sonny, the cops will find us if we don't head for the tall timber right now! See also: head, tall, timber Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. head for (the) tall timber Rur. to run away and hide. When we heard Pa's angry bellow, we headed for the tall timber. The bank robbers headed for tall timber with their loot. See also: head, tall, timber McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: head for (the) tall timber head for the setting sun hold a pistol to (one's) head head in a head fat head into head into (something) knock (someone or something) on the head knock something on the head References in classic literature "It's head for tall timber, and the Greeks take the hindermost," adjudged the cheerful sailor, while Ole was stuttering over what would happen when we came to the end of the river. Tales of the Fish Patrol
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