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| Subject | Russian | English |
| gen. | он бросил ружьё и пустился наутёк | he dropped his gun and ran |
| gen. | пуститься наутёк | take to one's heels (When they saw the soldiers coming, they took to their heels. • The deer in turn took to their heels • The kids immediately took to their heels as Mrs Brewster appeared around the corner.) |
| gen. | пуститься наутёк | betake oneself to heels |
| gen. | пуститься наутёк | turn tail and run (to run away in fear, run is often added although this essentially makes it redundant КГА) |
| proverb | пуститься наутёк | sling one's hook |
| idiom. | пуститься наутёк | go on the run (Andrey Truhachev) |
| idiom. | пуститься наутёк | take to one's heels (Gretta) |
| Игорь Миг, inf. | пуститься наутёк | give leg-bail |
| gen. | пуститься наутёк | take to one’s heels |
| gen. | пуститься наутёк | take to one's hills |
| gen. | пуститься наутёк | tail away |
| gen. | пуститься наутёк | tail off |