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turn tail::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods |
| Type of | go forth, go away, leave |
| Has types | flee, take flight, fly, skedaddle |
Examples of turn tail
turn tail
Never one to turn tail and run, Bob chose to bully the world into submission.
From the cnn.com
If you find yourself in this sort of situation, do no turn tail and run.
From the timesunion.com
The pilot's precaution would be enough to make most investors turn tail.
From the time.com
When faced with, say, a hawk, most birds will turn tail and fly away.
From the economist.com
As returns inevitably decline over time, the herd may turn tail and prompt a price collapse.
From the economist.com
At the first sign of trouble, an Israeli soldier says, the peacekeepers will turn tail and run.
From the economist.com
In fact, if the Fund refuses to lend, private lenders, such as they may be, often turn tail as well.
From the theatlantic.com
But do the journalists now have to turn tail and return?
From the independent.co.uk
Will one of them turn tail and take a job with Krane?
From the washingtonpost.com
