The little boy said hello and then took to his heels.
•The man took to his heels to try to get to the bus stop before the bus left.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
take to one's heels — also[show a clean pair of heels] {v. phr.} To begin to run or run away. * /When he heard the police coming, the thief took to his heels./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take\ to\ one's\ heels — • take to one s heels • show a clean pair of heels v. phr. To begin to run or run away. When he heard the police coming, the thief took to his heels … Словарь американских идиом
take to one's heels — index flee Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
take to one's heels — ► take to one s heels run away. Main Entry: ↑heel … English terms dictionary
take to one's heels — RUN AWAY, run off, make a run for it, take flight, take off, make a break for it, flee, make one s getaway, escape; informal beat it, clear off, vamoose, skedaddle, split, cut and run, leg it, hotfoot it, show a clean pair of heels, scram; Brit.… … Useful english dictionary
take to one's heels — idi take to one s heels, to run away; take flight … From formal English to slang
take to one's heels — verb To leave; especially, to flee or run away. The thief took to his heels when he thought he heard someone coming … Wiktionary
take to one's heels — Flee, fly, run away, take to flight … New dictionary of synonyms
take to one's heels — run away. → heel … English new terms dictionary
to one's heels — See: TAKE TO ONE S HEELS … Dictionary of American idioms
