(informal, chiefly, North America) To hurry or run; often, to flee.
(informal, chiefly, North America) To hurry or run; often, to flee.
He started to hightail it out of there, but I stopped him at the door.
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(informal, chiefly, North America, usually, transitive) To move at full speed, especially in retreat.
(US, slang) To leave; to depart.
(slang) To depart in a hurry; to flee.
US slang meaning to leave quickly or depart in a hurry — essentially the same as haul ass, but with tail substituting for the more explicit word. Used in informal American speech, particularly in Southern and rural varieties. Conveys urgency or the desire to get away fast.
(slang, intransitive, idiom) To depart in a hurry; to clear out.