hightail

[ hahy-teyl ]

/ ˈhaɪˌteɪl /

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verb (used without object) Informal.

to go away or leave rapidly: Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street.

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Idioms about hightail

hightail it, Informal. hurry; rush; scamper: Hightail it down to the grocery store and buy some bread for lunch.

Origin of hightail

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; high + tail¹, in reference to the raised tails of fleeing animals, as deer or rabbits

Words nearby hightail

High Street, high-strung, high style, hight, high table, hightail, hightail it, High Tatra, high tea, high-tech, high technology

How to use hightail in a sentence

Then, if the child is fever-free and symptoms are improving, according to the new guidance, they could pop on a mask and hightail it back to class — no testing needed.
The new CDC guidelines may make back-to-school harder|Meghan Rosen|August 19, 2022|Science News
You wonder why Paxton hasn’t hightailed it out of that house sooner.
We Could Use a Pandemic-Era Romantic Comedy, But Locked Down Isn't It|Stephanie Zacharek|January 15, 2021|Time
The two hightail it out of there, but they ultimately get their pie and their happy ending, too.
12 Craziest Pie Scenes|Marlow Stern|November 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A good dozen, however, saw what was happening in time to swerve their mounts and hightail it away.
The Pirates of Ersatz|Murray Leinster

After taking so much we'd spook like crazy animals and hightail for the woods over not making footprints.
Eight Keys to Eden|Mark Irvin Clifton

British Dictionary definitions for hightail

hightail

/ (ˈhaɪˌteɪl) /

verb

(intr) informal, mainly US and Canadian to go or move in a great hurryAlso: hightail it

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