head for (the) 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.
- head for 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