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
DollyDAHL-eeEnglish
Ivica-Croatian, Serbian
Berengar-Ancient Germanic
Valda-Latvian
Herut-Hebrew
Rainard-Ancient Germanic