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run for the hills

VERB

evacuate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon depart desert discharge displace expel leave move out pull out remove vacate withdraw

STRONG

decamp eject forsake hightail quit relinquish

WEAK

bail out cut out pack up skidaddle

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow come continue hold keep permit remain stay support

WEAK

come in enter fill load occupy

Example Sentences

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Gold bugs have doubled down rather than run for the hills.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

I would stick with Ally until you find a bank that fits your needs and doesn’t leave you wanting to run for the hills.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2022

As I spoke the words that I was certain would make any guy run for the hills, he continued to hold my hand and smile at me lovingly.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2021

She added that if she could go back in time and tell her 16-year-old self anything, it would be to "run for the hills".

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2021

We never saw him again; a ranchman told us he had known of several other instances where a well-bred dog had given up in this manner, and attempted to run for the hills.

From Vanished Arizona by Summerhayes, Martha

run for the hills

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