verb
ADVERB
▪ abroad ( esp. BrE ), across the border , into exile
▪
Hundreds of refugees fled across the border to escape the fighting.
▪ north , south , etc.
▪ in panic , in terror
▪
The children fled in terror as the hay caught fire.
VERB + FLEE
▪ be forced to , have to
▪
They were forced to ~ the country.
▪ try to
▪ manage to
▪ turn and ~
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They turned and fled when they saw the gang approaching.
PREPOSITION
▪ from
▪
She dropped the phone and fled from the office.
▪ into , to
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They fled to Britain when the war started.
PHRASES
▪ ~ empty-handed
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When the police arrived the burglars fled empty-handed.
▪ ~ for your life
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She had to ~ for her life when soldiers attacked her town.
▪ ~ like the wind
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When danger threatens, collect your possessions and ~ like the wind.
▪ ~ to safety
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The family managed to ~ to safety.
Flee is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ army , ↑ immigrant , ↑ refugee
Flee is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ country , ↑ fighting , ↑ home , ↑ homeland , ↑ repression , ↑ scene