hightail it
idiom
US, informal
: to leave a place as quickly as possible
When we heard the night watchman, we hightailed it out of there as quick as we could.
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The Bourbons see Elizabeth leaving and hightail it out of court right before they’re arrested for treason.
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Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
During his turn at bat, Marcus — along with everyone else in attendance — becomes aware of something in the sky that is so strange that everyone decides to hightail it home.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 27 June 2024
In most cases, drivers might hightail it out of there.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
For an intimate stay, hightail it to Ocean House, a grand 1868 Victorian oceanfront beauty and the crown jewel of the New England town.
—Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2024
For 2024, digital screenings will be offered only in the final five days of the festival, starting Jan. 24 — long after many top players typically hightail it out of Utah.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
Under the guise of sleeping over at Libby’s, the pair hightail it to New York City.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 29 Mar. 2022
But a woman — and all the women in the audience — will endorse her decision to hightail it in the opposite direction.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 May 2022
Seeking solace and a renewal of her seasonal spirit, Angelina and her firecracker assistant Monique (Zenzi Williams) hightail it to upstate New York.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 17 Nov. 2022
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Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
During his turn at bat, Marcus — along with everyone else in attendance — becomes aware of something in the sky that is so strange that everyone decides to hightail it home.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 27 June 2024
In most cases, drivers might hightail it out of there.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
For an intimate stay, hightail it to Ocean House, a grand 1868 Victorian oceanfront beauty and the crown jewel of the New England town.
—Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2024
For 2024, digital screenings will be offered only in the final five days of the festival, starting Jan. 24 — long after many top players typically hightail it out of Utah.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
Under the guise of sleeping over at Libby’s, the pair hightail it to New York City.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 29 Mar. 2022
But a woman — and all the women in the audience — will endorse her decision to hightail it in the opposite direction.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 May 2022
Seeking solace and a renewal of her seasonal spirit, Angelina and her firecracker assistant Monique (Zenzi Williams) hightail it to upstate New York.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 17 Nov. 2022
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“Hightail it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hightail%20it. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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