Hightail (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 coach yelled for his players to hightail it out of the field as the storm rolled in.
- The company's CEO high-tailed it to a secure location after receiving a threat from the protesters.
- When the police arrived, the robbers high-tailed it out of the store and down the alley.
- The actress high-tailed to her villa when reporters began to follow her to the restaurant.
- The tourists high-tailed it back to their hotel as soon as they saw the angry mob approaching.