WebFrom Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English hightail high‧tail / ˈhaɪteɪl / verb → hightail it → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus hightail • Biologists had predicted the wolves would exit the pens and hightail it for the backcountry. Quizzes. Quizzes. Take our quick quizzes to practise your vocabulary. Webhigh tail [ haı,teıl ] verb transitive INFORMAL hightail it (up/down/along etc.) to go somewhere fast or in an urgent way

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WebVerb hightail it ( third-person singular simple present hightails it, present participle hightailing it, simple past and past participle hightailed it) ( idiomatic) To hurry or run; often, to flee. He started to hightail it out of there, but I stopped him at the door. The cat hightailed it out of the bushes. Examples Webhightail transitive verb 1. (colloquial) (United States) a. to hightail it largarse corriendo pirarse, pirárselas Copyright © 2006 Harrap Publishers Limited hightail transitive verb to … rawlings agency development knoxville tn

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Web(ˈhaɪˌteɪl) v.i. Informal. to go away or leave rapidly: Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street. Idioms: hightail it, to hurry. [1885–90, Amer.; in reference to the raised tails of fleeing animals] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. Webhigh-tail verb retreat at full speed "The actress high-tailed to her villa when reporters began to follow her to the restaurant" hightail verb leave as fast as possible "We hightailed it when we saw the police walking in" Matched Categories Flee How to pronounce high-tail? David US English Zira US English How to say high-tail in sign language? WebNov 21, 2011 · 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; … simple frog art