flee from

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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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

flee from someone or something

to run away from someone or something. The robber fled from the scene of the crime. The children fled from the wrath of the old man.
See also: flee
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • fled
  • flee
  • 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
Generally, the majority of the fugitives who flee from U.S.
Article IV prosecutions
Eduardo Wilmer Poroso Flores, who is known by his tribal name Sure-yani, had to flee from Bolivia after campaigning for the rights of his Leco Aguachile tribe against ranchers and Western companies, which are seizing their lands.
Tribal leader in fight for asylum
A minor character, Yusra Tawfiq, provides yet another example of Karim's defeatism and his inclination to flee from confrontation.
False heroes: a study of Abd al-Rahman Majid al-Rubay'i's novel 'Al-Washm' (The Tattoo)
* always ensure that suspects who flee from vehicles do not have accomplices in the car who may attack from behind;
Establishing a Foot Pursuit Policy