v. phr. , informal To run away and hide. When John saw the girls coming, he took to the woods. Bob took to the woods so he would not have to mow the grass.
Compare: HEAD FOR THE HILLS.
v. phr. , informal To run away and hide. When John saw the girls coming, he took to the woods. Bob took to the woods so he would not have to mow the grass.
Compare: HEAD FOR THE HILLS.
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012