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Meanings of take to the woods in English

Portuguese
meter o rabo entre as pernas
Catalan
escapolir-se

Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run.

meter o rabo entre as pernas
Usage of take to the woods in English
1
Let us take to the woods and we will give them hell.
Troublous Times in Canada / A History of the Fenian Raids of 186...
2
We cannot all take to the woods and swamps as Thoreau did.
The Last Harvest
3
I saw nothing for it but to take to the woods.
Jewel Weed
4
I always have a bite with me when I take to the woods.
The Place Beyond the Winds
5
For you and yours must even take to the woods for a while.
Wulfric the Weapon Thane: A Story of the Danish Conquest of East...
6
The women and children will, no doubt, take to the woods.
No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee
7
If we did, we'd take to the woods, and outrun him.
When Grandmamma Was New: The Story of a Virginia Childhood
8
Hereafter, when I see you coming, I'm going to take to the woods.
Round Anvil Rock: A Romance
9
Come, come!-ifI can't eat breakfast in peace, I'll take to the woods.
Round Anvil Rock: A Romance
10
Then the Sans are going to take to the woods.
Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore
11
When it becomes chronic I shall take to the woods.
Burned Bridges
12
So you take to the woods for the greater part.
The Irish Times
13
If they mean mischief we can take to the woods.
Rodman the Boatsteerer, and Other Stories / 1898
14
I, for one, shall take to the woods, and hide.
A Knight of the White Cross: A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes
15
They'll take to the woods an' be darn careful to keep out of sight.
A Man for the Ages: A Story of the Builders of Democracy
16
Fine feathers make fine birds take to the woods.
The Silly Syclopedia / A Terrible Thing in the Form of a Literar...
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