Turn tail Moderate

Turn tail has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

"If you see this man, run!"

"The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

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To turn away from someone or something, in preparation for running away; to reverse direction; to leave or flee.