take to the hills

take to the hills

He often took to the hills when his mother-in-law was in town.


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  • take to the hills —    to escape    You are free from captivity, real or figurative:     I really thought seriously of taking to the hills with our little Laura. (B. Forbes, 1983 he was thinking of deserting his wife) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • The Shepherd of the Hills — is a book written in 1907 by author Harold Bell Wright. It depicts a mostly fictional story of mountain folklore and has been translated into seven languages since its release. It is also depicted in a popular outdoor play numerous times each… …   Wikipedia

  • 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 coming./ * /He saw the crowd chasing him, so he headed for the hills./ * /When they saw the mean boy coming, they …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • 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 coming./ * /He saw the crowd chasing him, so he headed for the hills./ * /When they saw the mean boy coming, they …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • The Hills Have Eyes (1977 film) — Infobox Film name = The Hills Have Eyes caption = Film poster director = Wes Craven writer = Wes Craven starring = Susan Lanier Robert Houston Martin Speer Dee Wallace Stone Michael Berryman music = Don Peake cinematography = Eric Saarinen… …   Wikipedia

  • The Hills Have Eyes 2 — Infobox Film name = The Hills Have Eyes 2 caption = director = Martin Weisz producer = Wes Craven Johnathan Debin Peter Locke writer = Wes Craven Jonathan Craven starring = Jessica Stroup Michael McMillian Daniella Alonso Lee Thompson Young… …   Wikipedia

  • The Carters (The Hills Have Eyes) — Infobox Family colour = powderblue name = The Carters crest = caption = ethnicity = American region = flagicon|USA United States early forms = origin = Cleveland, Ohio members = Big Bob Carter Ethel Carter Bobby Carter Brenda Carter Lynne… …   Wikipedia

  • The Hills of Varna — Infobox Book name = The Hills of Varna title orig = translator = image caption = Macmillan, 1968 edition author = Geoffrey Trease illustrator = Treyer Evans cover artist = country = language = English series = subject = genre = historical fiction …   Wikipedia

  • take to the woods — verb flee; take to one s heels; cut and run If you see this man, run! The burglars escaped before the police showed up • Syn: ↑scat, ↑run, ↑scarper, ↑turn tail, ↑lam, ↑run away, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 so he would not have to mow the grass./ Compare: HEAD FOR THE HILLS …   Dictionary of American idioms

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