hightail it
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hightail it
verb hightails it · hightailing it · hightailed it · high-tail it
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To hurry or run; often, to flee.
He started to hightail it out of there, but I stopped him at the door.
Similar: hightail, move quickly, skedaddle, abscond, absquatulate, amscray, beat a retreat, beat it, beat feet, blow this popsicle stand, bolt, book it
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verb to hurry or run; often, to flee
| Русский | сваливать svalivatʹ |
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