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turn tail
verb as in turn and run away
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Left without guidance a pony tends to edge more or less away from the wind, in order to turn tail to the weather.
Far more would they have been pleased to see the animals turn tail, and make away from them.
It means he is going to turn tail, as I always thought he would,—the cursed cowardly traitor!
We'll not turn tail and run as the lobster backs did; but go out of here like men, if so be we may.
Theyll turn tail, and run a little way off after the crash of the gun inside here and seeing their mate keel over.
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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to turn tail, such as: desert under fire, make a u-turn, retreat, run scared, skedaddle, and turn around.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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