die Beine in die Hand nehmen

German

Etymology

Literally, “to take one’s legs into one’s hands”. Compare Russian взять но́ги в ру́ки (vzjatʹ nógi v rúki). Similarly also French prendre ses jambes à son cou, Polish wziąć nogi za pas.

Verb

die Beine in die Hand nehmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present nimmt die Beine in die Hand, past tense nahm die Beine in die Hand, past participle die Beine in die Hand genommen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to run away, to take to one's heels
    Synonyms: wegrennen, sich davonmachen, sich aus dem Staub machen, Reißaus nehmen
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