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Home / Idiom / 抱头鼠窜

to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously

抱头鼠窜
bào tóu shǔ cuàn
b+ào·4th tonet+óu·2nd tonesh+ǔ·3rd tonec+uàn·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime) · to show a clean pair of heels逃之夭夭táo zhī yāo yāoto run away · to flee in disarray逃窜táo cuànflee pell-mell · (of troops) throw away one's armor and trail the weapons · behind · drag weapons and abandon armor in a rout · be routed弃甲曳兵qì jiǎ yè bīnglit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom) · fig. everyone detests a lowlife老鼠过街，人人喊打lǎo shǔ guò jiē , rén rén hǎn dǎthe wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts狼奔豕突láng bēn shǐ tū
Antonyms
to strut · swaggering大摇大摆dà yáo dà bǎi
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