fled

flee from (someone or something)

To run away from or escape someone or something. The thieves fled from the security guard but were caught by officers arriving on the scene. Shrieking, we fled from the swarm of bees.
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flee to (something)

To run to some place or thing as a means of escape. We fled to the shelter of the cave when the downpour started.
See also: flee
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • flee
  • flee from
  • flee from (someone or something)
  • footed
  • be caught flat-footed
  • flat-footed, to be caught/catch
  • finger (one) as (someone)
  • finger as
  • finger someone as someone
  • make away with
References in periodicals archive
Later IG Islamabad Spokesman told that accused were not fled from CIA, but were shifted to another police station for investigation.
Since heavy clashes in the town throughout Friday evening and Saturday, thousands of people have now fled their homes, some have sheltered at the Red Cross compound, others in the churches, mosques and many more fled from the town.
In Niger, those who have fled include 8,000 Nigerians and 30,000 Niger nationals who had been living in Nigeria.
Hundreds of Palestinian refugees have fled the ongoing violence in Syria to Lebanon in the past several days after fights erupted between the Free Syrian Army and the regime in the Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria.
Among the high-profile economic offenders who have fled India, are diamantaire Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi, liquor baron Vijay Mallya .While Nirav and Choksi are under the scanner over Rs.
The UNHCR also noted that the number does not include the hundreds of thousands who have fled without even being registered as refugees.
In 1993, for instance, Roque Murcia, now 54, and his wife, Delia, fled from their farm near Turbo in the northwest after a heavily armed paramilitary unit accused residents of collaborating with the guerrillas.
Last night, Mary's sister, Christine Delaney, said she has spoken to her several times since she fled the convent and said she is in good spirits.
About 900,000 South Sudanese are homeless since the war erupted in December, and about 195,000 of them have fled as refugees to Uganda, Ethiopia and even into Darfur, the UN humanitarian coordinator for South Sudan Tony Lanzer told the Associated Press on Tuesday.
30 ( ANI ): A former top official of a city in northeast China has fled the country with millions of dollars.
Basher managed to flee in the SUV, knocking over a street sign as he fled. Basher drove to a friend's house, and the occupants of the house called 911.
The towns lay in gutted ruins, the stench of burned-out buildings filled the air, and most of the people had fled.
Feroz Wala -- At least three dacoits were killed while four others fled in a police encounter near Sharqpur.
The robber noticed Joshua and took several potshots at him as he fled, prompting Joshua to shoot back.
Karachi -- An unidentified robber has been killed while two of his accomplices have fled during a police encounter in Lines area here.