抱头鼠窜 meaning in English
cover one's face and creep away; cover one's head and scurry away like a rat to its hole; flee [run] for one's life; flee in a panic; flee helter-skelter; flee like a mouse, covering one's head with one's sleeves; put one's hands over one's head and flee like a frightened rat; run off like a rat; run off, terrified, glad to escape with life; scurry [scamper] off like a frightened rat; skulk off; throw one's arms over one's head and run away; turned tail and fled for one's life
Examples
- As for courage, a moderate-sized cock-turkey had been known to put her to rout at the very first gobble .
要说胆量，据说有一次一只并不算大的雄火鸡，刚张开嘴巴啼了一声，就把她吓得抱头鼠窜。 - I would have just slinked away , bullied . you know ?
我通常只会吓得抱头鼠窜，你知道吗？ - Check this out ! heads up , you guys
看看这个！你们抱头鼠窜吧！ - Defend against what ? the mexican army left there with their tail between their legs
防守什么？墨西哥军队已经抱头鼠窜了 - Of the four who had scaled the palisade , one only remained unaccounted for , and he , having left his cutlass on the field , was now clambering out again with the fear of death upon him
越过寨子的这四个人中，只有一个没被干掉，他把弯刀丢在了地上，正被死亡吓得抱头鼠窜哩。