hightail it

Verb

Canada US informal

(informal, chiefly Canada, US) To hurry or run; often, to flee.

Japanese Meaning

急いで走る / 急いで逃げる

When the rain started pouring, we had to hightail it to the car.

雨が激しく降り始めたので、私たちは急いで車に向かいました。

Sense（1）

(informal, chiefly Canada, US) To hurry or run; often, to flee.

He started to hightail it out of there, but I stopped him at the door.

hightails it

（ present singular third-person ）

hightailing it

（ participle present ）

hightailed it

（ participle past ）

hightailed it

（ past ）