turn tail

动词 turn tail:

1. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
   同义词：scat, run, scarper, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away

1. As soon as they saw us coming they turned tail and ran.
   他们一看见我们来了，掉头就跑。
2. But that's no reason to turn tail and run whenever Khomeini shouts Yankee, Go home!
   但这并不构成每当霍梅尼大叫“老美，滚回去！”时掉头就跑的理由。