hightail it

phrase

US, informal

: to leave a place as quickly as possible

When we heard the night watchman, we hightailed it out of there as quick as we could.

Examples of hightail it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That number was still a pipe dream weeks later when, as the story goes, Mary Kay borrowed twelve dollars to hightail it to Dallas for a Stanley sales rally. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

Unmentioned in his column is the fact that Rose Bowl’s primary tenant, UCLA, is currently trying to hightail it for the sleek confines of SoFi Stadium. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026

Running from the law after their weekend road trip takes an unexpected turn, the dynamic duo (Geena Davis' Thelma and Susan Sarandon's Louise) hightail it to Mexico. — Sophie Dodd, People.com, 9 July 2025

Without Diane around, Matt and Riley struggle to live under one roof — and when Matt takes it upon himself to try and teach his grandson how to drive, resulting in a very predictable fender bender, Riley is ready to hightail it out of there. — Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 8 Jan. 2025

The Bourbons see Elizabeth leaving and hightail it out of court right before they’re arrested for treason. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024

During his turn at bat, Marcus — along with everyone else in attendance — becomes aware of something in the sky that is so strange that everyone decides to hightail it home. — Will Harris, EW.com, 27 June 2024

For an intimate stay, hightail it to Ocean House, a grand 1868 Victorian oceanfront beauty and the crown jewel of the New England town. — Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2024

Rhymes for hightail it

• candlelit
• counterfeit
• hypocrite
• resubmit
• retrofit
• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit