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Turn tail
verb
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Word Frequency:
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Definitions
1.
verb
To turn away from someone or something, in preparation for running away; to reverse direction; to leave or flee.
Synonyms
run away
scarper
break away
run
lam
bunk
haul tail
turn on one's heel
turn one's back
turn away
tergiversate
reverse
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