go forth vs turn tail

turn tail vs go forth

go forth and turn tail both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of go forth 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 forth (verb)	turn tail (verb)
come out of	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
go away from a place

Difference between go forth and turn tail

Words related to "turn tail"

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