動詞 turn tail:

1. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
   同義詞：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.
   他們一看見我們來了，掉頭就跑。
2. But that's no reason to turn tail and run whenever Khomeini shouts Yankee, Go home!
   但這并不構(gòu)成每當(dāng)霍梅尼大叫“老美，滾回去！”時掉頭就跑的理由。