High-tail (Verb)
Meaning
Retreat at full speed; "The actress high-tailed to her villa when reporters began to follow her to the restaurant".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The security guards high-tailed it out of the building as soon as the alarm sounded and the bomb threat was announced.
- The celebrity high-tailed to her waiting limousine when she spotted the paparazzi closing in.
- The hikers high-tailed it down the mountain as the storm rolled in and lightning began to strike nearby.
- The robbers high-tailed it out of the bank, leaving behind dropped loot and fleeing in different directions.
- The tourist high-tailed out of the souvenir shop when the vendor started chasing him for not paying for his purchases.