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head for the hills

[head for the hills] {v. phr.}, {informal} To get far away in a hurry; run away and hide. - Often used imperatively. * /Head for the hills. The bandits are […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

old as the hills

[old as the hills] {adj. phr.} Very old; ancient. * /"Why didn't you laugh?" she asked. "Because that joke is as old as the hills," he answered./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

take to the woods

[take to the woods] {v. phr.}, {informal} To run away and hide. * /When John saw the girls coming, he took to the woods./ * /Bob took to the woods […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

beat it

[beat it] {v.}, {slang} To go away in a hurry; get out quickly. * /When he heard the crash he beat it as fast as he could./ - Often used […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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