run for the hills

run for the hills
head for the hills & take to the hills & run for the hills
1. Lit. to flee to higher ground. •

The river's rising. Head for the hills!

Head for the hills! Here comes the flood!

2. Fig. to depart quickly. •

Here comes crazy Joe. Run for the hills.

Everyone is heading for the hills because that boring Mr. Simpson is coming here again.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • run for the hills — run away to a safe place, run and hide    A tiger has escaped from the zoo! Run for the hills! …   English idioms

  • Run to the Hills — Single par Iron Maiden extrait de l’album The Number of the Beast Face A Run to the Hills Face B Total Eclipse Sortie 12 février 1982 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Run to the Hills — «Run to the Hills» Сингл Iron Maiden из альбома …   Википедия

  • Run to the Hills — Infobox Single Name = Run to the Hills Artist = Iron Maiden from Album = The Number of the Beast, Live After Death B side = 1982 single Total Eclipse 1985 live single Phantom of the Opera (live) , Losfer Words (Big Orra) 2002 live single Part 1… …   Wikipedia

  • run for the hills — verb Flee …   Wiktionary

  • 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

  • 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 all headed for… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • head for the hills — If people head for the hills, they run away from trouble …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • head for the hills —    If people head for the hills, they run away from trouble.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • The Hills — Seriendaten Deutscher Titel The Hills Produktionsland Vereinigte Staaten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”