go on the scout

== English == === Etymology === From scout, meaning an act of scouting or reconnoitering. === Verb === go on the scout (third-person singular simple present goes on the scout, present participle going on the scout, simple past went on the scout, past participle been on the scout) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go,‎ scout.; to go on a scouting mission. (idiomatic) To go into hiding.