hightail it
hightail it · hightails it · hightailed it · hightailing it
To hurry or run; often, to fleeTo hurry or run; often, to flee.
» If you goof it up twice, I suggest hightailing it to Moscow or someplace.
Meaning
1 senses(Canada, US, informal)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.
сваливатьsvalivatʹ
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
Examples
1 sentencesIf you goof it up twice, I suggest hightailing it to Moscow or someplace.
Translations
1 languagesРусский
to hurry or run; often, to flee:
Forms
hightails it, hightailing it, hightailed it, hightailed it| Base form | hightail it · to hightail it |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hightails it |
| Present participle | hightailing it |
| Past simple | hightailed it |
| Past participle | hightailed it |
irregular
Synonyms
59 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle