head for tall timber



head for (the) tall timber

Rur. to run away and hide. When we heard Pa's angry bellow, we headed for the tall timber. The bank robbers headed for tall timber with their loot.
See also: head, tall, timber

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RitchieRICH-eeEnglish
Guo-Chinese
Xenia-Greek, Ancient Greek
CloverKLO-vərEnglish (Rare)
NacioNAH-thyo (Spanish), NAH-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Sverre-Norwegian