Usually means: Flee to higher, safer ground.
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  1. head for the hills: Vocabulary.com
  2. head for the hills: Wiktionary
  3. head for the hills: Dictionary.com
  4. head for the hills: Rhymezone
  5. head for the hills: FreeDictionary.org
  6. head for the hills: Mnemonic Dictionary
  7. head for the hills: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. head for the hills: Encyclopedia

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  2. head for the hills: Idioms

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  1. head for the hills: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (head for the hills)

verb:  To travel to a higher elevation, especially to a rural region on vacation.
verb:  (idiomatic) To go to a safe place; to seek refuge; to flee.

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