head South

head South
go South & head South
1. Sl. to make an escape; to disappear. (Not necessarily in a southerly direction.) •

Lefty went South the minute he got out of the pen.

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The mugger headed South just after the crime.

2. Sl. to fall; to go down. (Securities markets.) •

All the stock market indexes went South today.

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The market headed South today at the opening bell.

3. Sl. to quit; to drop out of sight. •

Fred got discouraged and went South. I think he gave up football permanently.

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After pulling the bank job, Wilbur went South for a few months.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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