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hotfoot it

Idioms  
  1. Go in haste, walk fast or run. For example, I'll have to hotfoot it to the airport if I'm to meet them. [Slang; c. 1900]


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They don’t all hotfoot it straight to the police station.

From Slate May 20, 2023

I decided to take time off work the very next day and hotfoot it to Tel Aviv, to get ahead of any competitors.

From The New Yorker Jan. 7, 2019

So, what say you and me hotfoot it to the airport and get on to that plane.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 2018

Ferguson's not the only big name about to leave Old Trafford, though, with Wayne Rooney set to hotfoot it to Bayern Munich for £30m.

From The Guardian May 8, 2013

They still can't see that it’s time to cut bait and hotfoot it out of town.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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