show a clean pair of heels
Verb
Meaning
show a clean pair of heels (third-person singular simple present shows a clean pair of heels, present participle showing a clean pair of heels, simple past showed a clean pair of heels, past participle shown a clean pair of heels)
(idiomatic) To run away; to make an escape quickly.
Synonyms
levant
take flight
break out
run away
clear out
bug out
scarper
fly the coop
head for the hills
turn tail
beat a retreat