Definitions
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- verb retreat at full speed
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Examples
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The last guy was cruising around on his atv with his girlfriend on the back and when he saw me, tried to wheel around and high-tail it.
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Any BP execs now in the US who are British should high-tail it back to England.
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When a prospector struck a vein, he'd load up his burro and high-tail it to town to register his claim before his rivals got there.
Hauling Burro: Donkey Racers Make Stubborn Bid for Recognition Stephanie Simon 2011
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The last guy was cruising around on his atv with his girlfriend on the back and when he saw me, tried to wheel around and high-tail it.
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I don't live in an area with many large predators, but it seems the prudent thing to do would be to concede the meat to the lion, and high-tail it out of there.
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Colesville's Fred Hillmann told me I should high-tail it over to Randolph Road in Wheaton to see the signs directing motorists to "Old Randolf Road."
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Then, because of the way there's no traffic in LA on major holidays, I high-tail it downtown to the UgandaProject loft.
Abigail Spencer: "I Am Sweatpants": A Los Angeles Holiday Story Abigail Spencer 2012
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Anyway, I get on a plane Thanksgiving morning and high-tail it to LA.
Abigail Spencer: "I Am Sweatpants": A Los Angeles Holiday Story Abigail Spencer 2012
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Colesville's Fred Hillmann told me I should high-tail it over to Randolph Road in Wheaton to see the signs directing motorists to "Old Randolf Road."
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I don't live in an area with many large predators, but it seems the prudent thing to do would be to concede the meat to the lion, and high-tail it out of there.
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