hightail it

high·tail  (htl) Slang

intr.v. high·tailed, high·tail·ing, high·tails

To go as fast as possible, especially in fleeing: hightailed out of town.

Idiom:

hightail it

To hurry or flee.

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[From those animals that raise their tails when fleeing.]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

hightail it - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" fly the coop, head for the hills, lam, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail, run, bunk, break away, escape go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" flee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" skedaddle - run away, as if in a panic