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hightail it out of |
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hightail it out of (somewhere) Rur. to run or ride a horse away from somewhere fast; to leave in a hurry. (Typically heard in western movies.) Here comes the sheriff. We'd better hightail it out of here. Look at that guy go. He really hightailed it out of town. See also: out How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Soon they'll have to hightail it from their home before the sun brings the flood. One doesn't necessarily know where the oftmentioned "gap between art and life" is located but it can't be far from the dead bald eagle preparing to hightail it out of the painterly abyss of Canyon, 1959. He then hightails it to another downtown restaurant where he works as a busboy late into the evening-until 1 a. |
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