take to your heels

take to (one's) heels

To flee or run away. The youths took to their heels when they heard the police officers approaching.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

take to your heels

LITERARY
If you take to your heels, you run away. He took to his heels and rushed out of the room.
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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

take to your heels (or legs)

run away.
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ˌtake to your ˈheels

run away very quickly: The burglars took to their heels when they heard the police arrive.
See also: heel, take
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • (I've) got to run
  • (one) has to run along
  • out of one's
  • (I've) got to go
  • save someone's skin
  • (Have you) been OK?
  • run someone out of town
  • other than
References in periodicals archive
Of course, the spontaneous thing was to take to your heels. So, everyone that left my family compound together took to their heels.
'Doctors Said I Would Never Have A Child, Today, I'm Blessed With Children'