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took to the hills

took to the hills is the simple past 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 took to the hills

What is took to the hills the simple past of?
Took to the hills is the simple past of take to the hills.

Words near took to the hills in the dictionary

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

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