'turn tail' definitions:

Definition of 'turn tail'

(from WordNet)
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, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away]

Synonyms of 'turn tail'

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Words containing 'turn tail'