head for the hills meaning

Definition of head for the hills

1. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
   • If you see this man, run!
   • The burglars escaped before the police showed up

   Synonyms: scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away

   Type of: leave

   Kinds: flee, skedaddle

How to pronounce head for the hills

head for the hills is pronounced /hɛd fə ðə hɪlz/ in British English and /hɛd fɔr ðə hɪlz/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.