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taken to the hills

taken to the hills is the past participle of take to the hills.

Meaning of take to the hills

Verb

take to the hills (third-person singular simple present takes to the hills, present participle taking to the hills, simple past took to the hills, past participle taken to the hills)

  1. (idiomatic) To flee or vanish; to run away.
    • Near-synonyms: run for the hills, take to one's heels, get out of Dodge, take a powder

Questions about taken to the hills

What is taken to the hills the past participle of?
Taken to the hills is the past participle of take to the hills.

Words near taken to the hills in the dictionary

  1. taken to the cleaner's
  2. taken to the cleaners
  3. taken to the field
  4. taken to the grave
  5. taken to the heather
  6. taken to the hills
  7. taken to the road
  8. taken to the skies
  9. taken to the sky
  10. taken to the streets
  11. taken to wife

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