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take to the tall timber

take to the tall timber

To leave quickly and covertly. Primarily heard in US. I think Adam took to the tall timber—no one has seen or heard from him in weeks
See also: take, tall, timber

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aladdinə-LAD-in (English)Literature
Pitambara-Hinduism
Sigivald-Ancient Germanic
Mari (1)MAH-ree (Finnish), mah-REE (Swedish)Welsh, Breton, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Olumide-Western African, Yoruba
Logan['ləugən]
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