hightail it meaning

UK US

hightail it (verb): flee; take to one's heels; cut and run.

Definition of hightail it

  1. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
    • If you see this man, run!
    • The burglars escaped before the police showed up

    Synonyms: scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away

    Type of: leave

    Kinds: flee, skedaddle

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