take to the woods


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Verb1.take to the woods - fleetake to the woods - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run away, scarper, scat, turn tail, run, bunk, break away, escape
go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
flee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"
skedaddle - run away, as if in a panic
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