Hightail
[hahy-teyl] /ˈhaɪˌteɪl/
verb (used without object), Informal.
1.
to go away or leave rapidly:
Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street.
Idioms
2.
hightail it, hurry; rush; scamper:
Hightail it down to the grocery store and buy some bread for lunch.
/ˈhaɪˌteɪl/
verb
1.
(intransitive) (informal, mainly US & Canadian) to go or move in a great hurry Also hightail it
v,v phr
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