hightail it out of

hightail it out of (somewhere)

To depart very quickly. The phrase refers to the way some animals raise their tails when fleeing. We hightailed it out of the party when we heard police sirens approaching.
See also: hightail, of, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hightail it out of (somewhere)

Rur. to run or ride a horse away from somewhere fast; to leave in a hurry. (Typically heard in western movies.) Here comes the sheriff. We'd better hightail it out of here. Look at that guy go. He really hightailed it out of town.
See also: hightail, of, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • hightail
  • hightail it
  • hightail it out of (somewhere)
  • depart for (some place)
  • depart for some place
  • come up tails
  • cut and run
  • cut and run, to
  • run off
  • depart this life
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