take to (one's) heels
To run away, flee

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

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, beat it, clear off, vamoose, skedaddle, split, cut and run, leg it, hotfoot it, show a clean pair of heels, scram, do a runner, scarper, do a bunk, light out, bug out, shoot through

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

take to heels
take to (your) heels
to run away quickly.
As soon as they saw the soldiers coming, they took to their heels.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

take to one's heels
to run away
The little boys took to their heels when the older boys approached.

The young boys took to their heels when the man came out of the building.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

take to one's heels
v. phr. To begin to run or run away.
When he heard the police coming, the thief took to his heels.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲