"die Beine in die Hand nehmen" meaning in German

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to take one’s legs into one’s hands"
      },
      "expansion": "“to take one’s legs into one’s hands”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to take one’s legs into one’s hands"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to take one’s legs into one’s hands”",
      "name": "lit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "взять но́ги в ру́ки"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian взять но́ги в ру́ки (vzjatʹ nógi v rúki)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "prendre ses jambes à son cou"
      },
      "expansion": "French prendre ses jambes à son cou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "wziąć nogi za pas"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish wziąć nogi za pas",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to take one’s legs into one’s hands”. Compare Russian взять но́ги в ру́ки (vzjatʹ nógi v rúki). Similarly also French prendre ses jambes à son cou, Polish wziąć nogi za pas.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nimmt die Beine in die Hand",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nahm die Beine in die Hand",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die Beine in die Hand genommen",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haben",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "die_Beine_in_die_Hand_nehmen<nimmt#nahm,genommen>"
      },
      "expansion": "die Beine in die Hand nehmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present nimmt die Beine in die Hand, past tense nahm die Beine in die Hand, past participle die Beine in die Hand genommen, auxiliary haben)",
      "name": "de-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to run away, to take to one's heels"
      ],
      "id": "en-die_Beine_in_die_Hand_nehmen-de-verb-cBb1FVwJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "run away",
          "run away"
        ],
        [
          "take to one's heels",
          "take to one's heels"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "wegrennen"
        },
        {
          "word": "sich davonmachen"
        },
        {
          "word": "sich aus dem Staub machen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Reißaus nehmen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "die Beine in die Hand nehmen"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to take one’s legs into one’s hands"
      },
      "expansion": "“to take one’s legs into one’s hands”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to take one’s legs into one’s hands"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to take one’s legs into one’s hands”",
      "name": "lit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "взять но́ги в ру́ки"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian взять но́ги в ру́ки (vzjatʹ nógi v rúki)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "prendre ses jambes à son cou"
      },
      "expansion": "French prendre ses jambes à son cou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "wziąć nogi za pas"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish wziąć nogi za pas",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to take one’s legs into one’s hands”. Compare Russian взять но́ги в ру́ки (vzjatʹ nógi v rúki). Similarly also French prendre ses jambes à son cou, Polish wziąć nogi za pas.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nimmt die Beine in die Hand",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nahm die Beine in die Hand",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die Beine in die Hand genommen",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haben",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "die_Beine_in_die_Hand_nehmen<nimmt#nahm,genommen>"
      },
      "expansion": "die Beine in die Hand nehmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present nimmt die Beine in die Hand, past tense nahm die Beine in die Hand, past participle die Beine in die Hand genommen, auxiliary haben)",
      "name": "de-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German multiword terms",
        "German verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to run away, to take to one's heels"
      ],
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        [
          "run away",
          "run away"
        ],
        [
          "take to one's heels",
          "take to one's heels"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "wegrennen"
        },
        {
          "word": "sich davonmachen"
        },
        {
          "word": "sich aus dem Staub machen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Reißaus nehmen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "die Beine in die Hand nehmen"
}