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turning tail
phraseSynonyms & Antonyms of turning tail
- You can't go around starting fights and then turning tail when they don't go your way.
Synonyms for turning tail
Words Related to turning tail
- absconding,
- clearing out,
- decamping,
- eloping,
- escaping,
- getting (away),
- getting out,
- lamming,
- lighting out,
- making off,
- mizzling
- [chiefly British],
- scarpering
- [British],
- scatting,
- scramming,
- skipping (out),
- skirring
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“Turning tail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turning%20tail. Accessed 27 May. 2022.
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