Take to one's heels
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 9Meaning
To run away
हिंदी अर्थ
नौ दो ग्यारह होना
Example sentences
He took to his heels and left twelve files behind.
To take to one's heels is flight and not a plan.
Daily use: Iska matlab bhag khada hona.
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SSC Exams before 2018
Memory trick · Prashant Sir
Heels यानी पैरों की एड़ियाँ। जब कोई तेज़ी से भागता है तो पीछे वालों को बस उसकी heels दिखती हैं — इसलिए take to one's heels यानी भाग जाना।
Heels are the back of your feet. When you run away fast, all that others see is your heels flashing — so 'take to one's heels' means to run away.
Exam note
इसका meaning है भाग जाना; abscond और flee करीब के options हैं, जबकि stand one's ground (डटे रहना) opposite है।
It means 'to run away'; 'abscond' and 'flee' are close options, while 'stand one's ground' is the opposite.