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
Metrophanes-Ancient Greek
AntonÍN-Czech
Ace[eis]
MaralynMER-ə-lin, MAR-ə-linEnglish
ArronAR-ən, ER-ənEnglish
LuksaLOOK-sahEsperanto