high-tail it

Variant of high-tail

high-tail definition

☆ high-tail or hightail high′·tail′ (hī′tāl′)

intransitive verb

Informal to leave or go in a hurry; scurry off
chiefly in the phrase high-tail it

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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