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go on the scout

idiom
Meaning

To go into hiding.


Origin

disputed origin

From scout, meaning an act of scouting or reconnoitering.

Examples
SIMPLE

The thief went on the scout after the police arrived.

CONTEXTUAL

When the secret was revealed, the politician went on the scout to avoid the press.

COMPLEX

Fearing the consequences of his failed rebellion, the disgraced officer went on the scout, disappearing into the mountains until the search parties gave up.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all dressed up and nowhere to go

    Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.

  2. 02

    all systems go

    Everything is ready.

  3. 03

    as you go

    While one is doing (something); as one progresses.

  4. 04

    boldly go where no man has gone before

    To break new ground.

  5. 05

    come and go

    To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.

  6. 06

    don't go there

    Do not broach that topic.

  7. 07

    easy come, easy go

    Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)

  8. 08

    enough to go around

    There is an adequate amount or supply of something for all of the people present or involved.

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