The thief went on the scout after the police arrived.
go on the scout
idiomTo go into hiding.
Origin
disputed originFrom scout, meaning an act of scouting or reconnoitering.
When the secret was revealed, the politician went on the scout to avoid the press.
Fearing the consequences of his failed rebellion, the disgraced officer went on the scout, disappearing into the mountains until the search parties gave up.
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
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come and go
To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.
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don't go there
Do not broach that topic.
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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)
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enough to go around
There is an adequate amount or supply of something for all of the people present or involved.