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hightail it
high·tail H0200600 (hī′tāl′) Slang intr.v. high·tailed, high·tail·ing, high·tails To go as fast as possible, especially in fleeing: hightailed out of town.Idiom: hightail it To hurry or flee.
[From those animals that raise their tails when fleeing.]hightail it - Refers to animals, such as mustangs and rabbits, that raise their tails high when fleeing danger.See also related terms for rabbits.Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  hightail it - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"fly the coop, head for the hills, lam, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail, run, bunk, break away, escapego forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"flee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"skedaddle - run away, as if in a panic |
hightail it
hightail itTo depart very quickly. The phrase refers to the way some animals raise their tails when fleeing. We hightailed it out of the party when we heard police sirens approaching. I hightailed it to the store for cleaning supplies when I heard that my mother-in-law was coming to town.See also: hightailhightail itGo as fast as possible, especially in leaving; rush off. For example, With the police now searching for them, they hightailed it out of town, or When Jane remembered it was his birthday, she hightailed it to the bakery for a cake. This expression alludes to the raised tail of a rabbit or other animal that is fleeing. [Colloquial; late 1800s] See also: hightailˈhightail it (informal, especially American English) leave somewhere very quickly: As soon as the bell went for the end of lessons, Jack ran out of the school gates and hightailed it for home.This is a comparison with the way some animals raise their tails when they are running away.See also: hightail hightail it To hurry or flee.See also: hightailhightail it
Related to hightail it: tail end, tail off, curtailsSynonyms for hightail itverb fleeSynonyms- fly the coop
- head for the hills
- lam
- run away
- scarper
- scat
- take to the woods
- turn tail
- run
- bunk
- break away
- escape
Related Words- go forth
- leave
- go away
- flee
- take flight
- fly
- skedaddle
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