run for the hills

verb

To flee.

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Meanings

verbrun for the hills (third-person singular simple present runs for the hills, present participle running for the hills, simple past ran for the hills, past participle run for the hills)

present singular third person runs for the hills · participle present running for the hills · past ran for the hills

  1. idiomaticTo flee.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fleerun to the hillstake to the hills

Translations

German sich in Sicherheit bringen, abhauen
  • sich in Sicherheit bringento flee
  • abhauento flee
  • machen, dass man wegkommtto flee
  • auf und davon laufento flee
Polish zmywać się, zmyć się
  • zmywać sięto flee
  • zmyć sięto flee
  • ulatniać sięto flee
  • ulotnić sięto flee
Cite this entry
APA

run for the hills. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20for%20the%20hills

MLA

“run for the hills.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20for%20the%20hills. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run for the hills,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20for%20the%20hills.

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