head for the hills

head for the hills
   to distance yourself from any threat in a craven manner
   The hills are the traditional refuge of the escapee, whence much figurative use:
    Some business leaders headed for the hills, anxious to avoid the shellfire; others moved in quickly behind China's line. (Patten, 1998the shellfire was Chinese bluster and bullying prior to the British handover of Hong Kong to China. Patten notes elsewhere that those Hong Kong Chinese most subservient to the Chinese policy appeared also the keenest to secure foreign passports for themselves and their families)

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