go away vs turn tail

turn tail vs go away

go away and turn tail both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
go away	No	No	Yes	No
turn tail	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, turn tail is a hyponym of go away; that is, turn tail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than go away:

go away: go away from a place
turn tail: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

Other hyponyms of go away include go out, desert, depart, quit, take leave, pop off, walk away, walk off, walk out, come away, decamp, skip, vamoose, bugger off, buzz off, fuck off, get, scram, beetle off, bolt, bolt out, run off, run out, ride away, ride off, go out, linger, tarry, depart, part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off, get out, pull out, rush away, rush off, break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, slip away, slip out, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out, steal away, abandon, empty, vacate.

go away (verb)	turn tail (verb)
get lost, as without warning or explanation	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
go away from a place
move away from a place into another direction
become invisible or unnoticeable

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