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Turn Tail
"Turn Tail" is a song by English indie rock band Young Knives and is featured on their second studio album, Superabundance. The third single taken from the album, it was released on 19 May 2008 and reached a peak position of #148 in the UK Singles Chart.
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turn tail
Verb
1. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
(synonym) run, scarper, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away
(hypernym) leave, go forth, go away
(hyponym) flee, fly, take flight
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turn tail
run away from trouble or danger The young boys turned tail when the farmer began to chase them from the field.
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turn tail
Synonyms and related words:
abscond, absquatulate, beat a retreat, bolt, clear out, come about, cut and run, decamp, depart, desert, elope, fetch about, flee, fly, fugitate, go AWOL, go about, heel, jump, jump bail, levant, make off, pivot, pivot about, put about, round, run, run away, run away from, run away with, run for it, run off, show the heels, skedaddle, skip, skip out, slip the cable, spin, swing, swing round, swivel, take French leave, take flight, take to flight, take wing, turn, turn about, turn around, turn round, veer, veer around, wheel, wheel about, whirl
abscond, absquatulate, beat a retreat, bolt, clear out, come about, cut and run, decamp, depart, desert, elope, fetch about, flee, fly, fugitate, go AWOL, go about, heel, jump, jump bail, levant, make off, pivot, pivot about, put about, round, run, run away, run away from, run away with, run for it, run off, show the heels, skedaddle, skip, skip out, slip the cable, spin, swing, swing round, swivel, take French leave, take flight, take to flight, take wing, turn, turn about, turn around, turn round, veer, veer around, wheel, wheel about, whirl
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turn tail
Eng: turn tail
Urdu: دم دبا کے بھاگنا ۔ پیٹھ دکھانا ۔
Urdu: دم دبا کے بھاگنا ۔ پیٹھ دکھانا ۔
