take to one's heels

Meaning: (idiomatic)Toleave, especially tofleeorrun away.1839,Charles Dickens, chapter 10, inOliver Twist:[T]hen, confused and frightened, hetook to his heels; and, not knowing what he did, made off as fast as he could lay his feet to the ground.1908,Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter 26, inIn the South Seas:Of a sudden, however, a man broke from their company,took to his heels, and fled into the church.1955July 4, “Art: Patriot Painter”, inTime:After returning the fire three times, Peale's men saw the enemy formed near the collegetake to their heels.2010, Dr Oliver Akamnonu,Arranged Marriage and the Vanishing Roots‎[1],→ISBN, page81:Often tax defaulters wouldtake to their heelson sighting the tax collectors.

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EN: Or " To take to one's heels."
ES: O, "Tomar las de Villadiego"

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