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单词 take (to) flight
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in the sense of do a runner
Definition
to run away to escape trouble or to avoid paying for something
The accountant did a runner.
Synonyms
run away,
escape,
flee,
take off,
bolt,
run off,
clear out,
beat it (slang),
abscond,
decamp,
take flight,
hook it (slang),
scarper (British, slang),
cut and run (informal),
make a run for it,
do a bunk (British, slang),
scram (informal),
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),
show a clean pair of heels,
skedaddle (informal),
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),
take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang)
in the sense of flee
Definition
to run or move quickly
He slammed the bedroom door behind him and fled.
Synonyms
run away,
leave,
escape,
bolt,
fly,
avoid,
split (slang),
take off (informal),
get away,
vanish,
depart,
run off,
shun,
make off,
abscond,
decamp,
take flight,
hook it (slang),
do a runner (slang),
scarper (British, slang),
slope off,
cut and run (informal),
make a run for it,
beat a hasty retreat,
turn tail,
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),
make a quick exit,
skedaddle (informal),
make yourself scarce (informal),
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),
make your escape,
make your getaway,
take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang),
take to your heels
in the sense of light out
I lit out of the door and never went back again.
Synonyms
run away,
escape,
depart,
make off,
abscond,
quit,
do a runner (slang),
scarper (British, slang),
do a bunk (British, slang),
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),
skedaddle (informal),
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),
take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang),
do a Skase (Australian, informal)
in the sense of skedaddle
Definition
to run off hastily
Synonyms
run away,
disappear,
flee,
bolt,
scoot,
abscond,
decamp,
hook it (slang),
scarper (British, slang),
hop it (British, slang),
beat a hasty retreat,
scurry away,
do a bunk (British, slang),
scram (informal),
scuttle away,
vamoose (slang, US)
in the sense of turn tail
Definition
to run away
I turned tail and fled in the direction of the house.
Synonyms
run away,
flee,
run off,
escape,
take off (informal),
retreat,
make off,
hook it (slang),
run for it (informal),
scarper (British, slang),
cut and run,
show a clean pair of heels,
skedaddle (informal),
take to your heels

Synonyms of 'take (to) flight'

take (to) flight

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Synonyms of 'take (to) flight'

run away or off, flee, bolt, abscond
More Synonyms of take (to) flight
(idiom) 
He decided to take flight immediately.
Synonyms
run away or off
flee
He slammed the bedroom door behind him and fled.
bolt
They caught the horse 200 yards from where it had bolted.
abscond
A dozen inmates have absconded from the jail in the past year.
decamp
Bugsy decided to decamp to Hollywood from New York.
do a runner (slang)
The accountant did a runner.
turn tail
I turned tail and fled in the direction of the house.
do a bunk (British, slang)
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal)
beat a retreat
light out (informal)
I lit out of the door and never went back again.
skedaddle (informal)
make a hasty retreat
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang)
withdraw hastily
take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang)
do a Skase (Australian, informal)
See flight
Seeflee

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take (to) flight

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